Shloka 4
Nārāyaṇāstra-utpātaḥ — Aśvatthāman’s Rallying Roar after Droṇa’s Fall (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६७)
तंतुते प्रतिगर्जन्तः प्रत्युद्यातास्त्वमर्षिता: । यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं यथासत्त्वं च संयुगे,वे सब-के-सब अमर्षमें भरे हुए थे और युद्धस्थलमें अपनी शक्ति, उत्साह एवं धैर्यके अनुसार बारंबार गर्जना करते हुए द्रोणाचार्यपर चढ़ आये
tantute pratigarjantaḥ pratyudyātās tv amarṣitāḥ | yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ yathāsattvaṃ ca saṃyuge ||
قال سَنْجَيا: «وقد اشتعلوا سخطًا لا يُطاق، اندفعوا إلى الأمام ليردّوا الهجوم. وعلى ساحة القتال كانوا يكرّرون الزئير مرارًا، وكلٌّ منهم يتقدّم على قدر قوّته، وعلى قدر حماسته، وعلى قدر ثبات شجاعته.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the pressure of war, people act according to their inherent capacity—strength, zeal, and steadiness. Ethically, it underscores personal responsibility: one’s conduct in crisis reveals one’s cultivated inner resources (sattva) and discipline.
Sañjaya describes warriors, filled with anger and intolerance of the enemy’s challenge, surging forward in a counter-advance. They roar defiantly and engage in battle, each fighting to the extent of his own power, enthusiasm, and courage.