Shloka 13
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 20 — Yudhiṣṭhira–Duryodhana Encounter and Escalation of Arms
बाणज्यातलशब्देन द्यां दिश: प्रदिशो वियत् । पृथिवीं नेमिघोषेण नादयन्तो<5भ्ययु: परान्
bāṇajyātalaśabdena dyāṃ diśaḥ pradiśo viyat | pṛthivīṃ nemighoṣeṇa nādayanto 'bhyayuḥ parān ||
ধনুকের জ্যার টংকার ও রথচক্রের ঘর্ঘর শব্দে আকাশ, দিক-বিদিক, অন্তরীক্ষ ও পৃথিবীকে প্রতিধ্বনিত করে সেই রথী বীরেরা শত্রুদের উপর ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়ল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective martial action creates an overwhelming force that tests courage and duty; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such battlefield momentum intensifies the kṣatriya’s obligation to stand firm, even amid fear and confusion.
Sañjaya describes warriors advancing on their foes; the twang of bowstrings and the rumble of chariot wheels are so loud that they seem to make sky, directions, and earth reverberate, signaling a fierce charge into battle.