Shloka 22
आचार्य-क्षमा, देśa–kāla-नīti, तथा भेद-दोषः
Teacher-Reconciliation, Timing-Policy, and the Fault of Factionalism
तस्य शड्खस्य शब्देन रथनेमिस्वनेन च । गाण्डीवस्य च घोषेण पृथिवी समकम्पत,उस शंखके शब्दसे, रथनेमियोंकी घर्घराहटसे तथा गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकारसे धरती काँप उठी
tasya śaṅkhasya śabdena rathanemisvanena ca | gāṇḍīvasya ca ghoṣeṇa pṛthivī samakampata ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Beim Dröhnen seines Muschelhorns, beim Grollen der Wagenräder und beim weithin hallenden Saitenklang des Gāṇḍīva-Bogens schien die Erde selbst zu beben — eine unheilverkündende Proklamation unwiderstehlicher Kampfentschlossenheit und der dharmischen Kraft eines gerechten Helden, der in die Tat tritt.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the outward signs of disciplined power—conch, chariot, and bow—can signify inner resolve aligned with dharma; righteous strength, when manifested, inspires awe and signals the turning of events.
The narrator describes a moment of martial revelation: the hero’s conch-blast, the thunder of the chariot-wheels, and the Gāṇḍīva’s resonant twang are so intense that the earth itself seems to shake, announcing his formidable presence.