Shloka 55
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
ततः प्रायाद् रथेनाजी सव्यसाची परंतप: । किरन् शरशतांस्तीक्ष्णान् वारिधारा घनो यथा
tataḥ prāyād rathenājau savyasācī parantapaḥ | kiran śaraśatāṁs tīkṣṇān vāridhārā ghano yathā ||
三阇耶说道：于是，善用双手的阿周那——焚灼敌军者——乘战车向阵中推进，散射数百支锐箭，如雨云倾泻不绝的水幕。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined action (niyamitam karma) in a dharmic crisis: Arjuna’s skill is not mere violence but controlled, purposeful exertion aligned with the warrior’s duty, expressed through the image of steady, impartial rainfall.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna drives forward into the battle on his chariot and releases volleys of sharp arrows in great numbers, compared to a rain-cloud pouring down sheets of rain.