Shloka 22
Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)
तस्मिन् सुतुमुले युद्धे वर्तमाने भयावहे
tasmin sutumule yuddhe vartamāne bhayāvahe
Sañjaya sprach: Als sich jene überaus stürmische Schlacht entfaltete—von ihrer Natur her furchterregend—
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line foregrounds the moral atmosphere of war: when violence becomes 'sutumula' (overwhelmingly chaotic) and 'bhayāvaha' (fear-producing), dharma is tested not in theory but amid terror and confusion—setting the stage for choices made under extreme pressure.
Sañjaya, the battlefield narrator, marks a transition: he describes that the battle has become intensely tumultuous and frightening, preparing the listener for the ensuing events and actions that occur within this heightened crisis.