Shloka 12
अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
अथ शब्दो महानासीत् तव सैन्यस्य मारिष
atha śabdo mahān āsīt tava sainyasya māriṣa
Sañjaya sprach: Dann, o Ehrwürdiger, erhob sich in deinem Heer ein gewaltiges Brausen — eine unheilvolle Klangwoge, die das Aufflammen des Kampfgeistes und die kollektive Erregung des Kaurava-Heeres anzeigte.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective emotion in war—fear, zeal, anger, or triumph—manifests as a single overwhelming ‘sound’ of an army. Ethically, it points to the contagious nature of mass violence: individual discernment can be submerged under the momentum of the host.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a loud tumult arose from the Kaurava forces. It signals a decisive moment or escalation on the battlefield, preparing the listener for the next action or reversal in the combat.