Shloka 17
भीष्मरक्षण-उद्योगः, शिखण्डि-विवर्जनं, सर्वतोभद्र-व्यूहः
Protection of Bhīṣma, Exemption of Śikhaṇḍin, and the Sarvatobhadra Array
भूयश्व विननादोग्र॑ क्रोधसंरक्तलोचन: । त्रासयामास सैन्यानि युगान्ते जलदो यथा
bhūyaś ca vinanādograḥ krodha-saṁrakta-locanaḥ | trāsayām āsa sainyāni yugānte jalado yathā ||
Sañjaya sprach: Wiederum, mit vor Zorn geröteten Augen, stieß er ein wildes Brüllen aus. Wie der Donner einer weltvernichtenden Wolke am Ende eines Zeitalters jagte sein Ruf den Heeren Schrecken ein und ließ das Kaurava-Aufgebot erbeben.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how uncontrolled anger manifests outwardly—through terrifying speech and demeanor—and how such wrath spreads fear and destabilizes many. Ethically, it underscores anger’s contagious power in war: it can overwhelm discernment and drive collective panic.
Sañjaya describes a warrior (implied from context) roaring again with rage, his eyes bloodshot. The roar is compared to the thunder of a cataclysmic cloud at the end of time, and it frightens the assembled troops, especially the Kaurava forces.