Shloka 9
Arjuna–Bhīṣma Strategic Engagement and Mutual Arrow-Interdiction (भीष्मार्जुनसमागमः)
शड्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं वारणानां च बृंहितम् । सिंहनादं च सैन्यानां भीमसेनरवो<भ्य भूत्
śaṅkha-dundubhi-nirghoṣaṁ vāraṇānāṁ ca bṛṁhitam | siṁha-nādaṁ ca sainyānāṁ bhīmasena-ravo 'bhyabhūt ||
ভীমসেনৰ গর্জনে শঙ্খ-দুন্দুভিৰ গম্ভীৰ ধ্বনি, যুদ্ধহস্তীৰ গর্জন আৰু সৈন্যদলৰ সিংহনাদ—সকলোকে ঢাকি চাৰিওফালে বিয়পি পৰিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner force and resolve can dominate external noise: Bhīma’s roar symbolizes unwavering courage and the power of a determined will, reminding readers that moral and psychological strength often shapes the course of conflict as much as weapons do.
As the armies prepare amid conches, drums, elephant-trumpets, and soldiers’ shouts, Bhīma’s tremendous roar rises above all other sounds and is heard everywhere, intensifying the battlefield atmosphere and signaling the Pāṇḍava side’s fierce readiness.