Shloka 21
Jayadrathasya varaprāptiḥ (जयद्रथस्य वरप्राप्तिः) — Jayadratha’s boon and the restraint of the Pāṇḍava advance
वध्यतां राजपुत्राणां क्रन्दतामितरेतरम् । प्रादुरासीन्महाशब्दो भीरूणां भयवर्धन:,बाणोंकी चोट खाकर परस्पर क्रन्दन करते हुए राजकुमारोंका महान् शब्द सुनायी पड़ता था, जो कायरोंका भय बढ़ानेवाला था
vadhyatāṁ rājaputrāṇāṁ krandatām itaretaram | prādurāsīn mahāśabdo bhīrūṇāṁ bhayavardhanaḥ ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—বাণাঘাতত পীড়িত হৈ ৰাজপুত্ৰসকল বধ হ’বলৈ ধৰিলে আৰু পৰস্পৰক মাতি আৰ্তনাদ কৰিলে; তেতিয়া ভীৰুসকলৰ ভয় বঢ়োৱা এক মহাশব্দ উদ্ভৱ হ’ল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the psychological and ethical fallout of battle: the cries of the dying and the roar of conflict intensify fear in the timid, reminding the listener that war’s ‘soundscape’ is itself a form of suffering and moral burden.
Sañjaya reports that princes, struck down in combat, are crying to one another; their mutual lamentation and the chaos of slaughter produce a massive uproar that spreads panic among those who are afraid.