Shloka 516
द्रोणपुत्रस्याग्नेयास्त्रप्रयोगः — अर्जुनस्य ब्राह्मास्त्रप्रतिघातः — व्यासोपदेशः
Aśvatthāmā’s Agneyāstra, Arjuna’s Brāhmāstra Counter, and Vyāsa’s Instruction
निशीथे राजशार्दूल स्तनयित्नोरिवाम्बरे | “नृपश्रेष्ठी इस रात्रिके समय आकाशमें मेघकी गर्जनाके समान जो अर्जुनके रथके समीप नगाड़ोंकी ध्वनि हो रही है, उसे सुनो
niśīthe rājaśārdūla stanayitnor ivāmbare |
قال سنجيا: «يا نمرَ الملوك، في جوف الليل—كالرعد في السماء—أصغِ إلى ذلك الدويّ، دويّ طبول الحرب الصاعد قرب مركبة أرجونا.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse heightens moral and psychological tension: in war, signs and sounds become symbolic—thunder-like drums near Arjuna suggest an impending decisive clash, reminding rulers that their choices unleash forces as uncontrollable as a storm.
Sañjaya, reporting events to the king, describes the midnight scene: near Arjuna’s chariot the drums resound loudly, compared to thunder in the sky, signaling mobilization and imminent action.