Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
jarÄ-sutas tÄv abhisá¹›tya mÄdhavau
mahÄ-balaughena balÄ«yasÄvá¹›not
sa-sainya-yÄna-dhvaja-vÄji-sÄrathÄ«
sÅ«ryÄnalau vÄyur ivÄbhra-reṇubhiḥ
Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; jarÄ-sutaḥ - the son of JarÄ; tau - the two of Them; abhisá¹›tya - going up to; mÄdhavau - the descendants of Madhu; mahÄ - great; bala - of military prowess; oghena - with a flood; balÄ«yasÄ - powerful; Ävṛṇot - surrounded; sa - with; sainya - soldiers; yÄna - chariots; dhvaja - flags; vÄji - horses; sÄrathÄ« - and charioteers; sÅ«rya - the sun; analau - and a fire; vÄyuḥ - the wind; iva - as; abhra - by clouds; reṇubhiḥ - and by particles of dust.
Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: Just as the wind covers the sun with clouds or a fire with dust, the son of JarÄ marched toward the two descendants of Madhu and with his huge assemblage of armies surrounded Them and Their soldiers, chariots, flags, horses and charioteers.
Ä€cÄrya ÅšrÄ«dhara points out that clouds only seem to cover the sun: the sun remains shining in the vast sky. Nor is the potency of fire affected by a thin covering of dust. Similarly, the “covering†of JarÄsandha’s military strength was only apparent.
