Shloka 35
ततस्तेषां प्रतप्तानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् | प्रादुरासीन्महाशब्दो दिक्षु सर्वासु भारत,भरतनन्दन! एक दूसरेपर धावा करनेवाले उन संतप्त सैनिकोंका महान् कोलाहल सम्पूर्ण दिशाओं में व्याप्त हो गया
tatasteṣāṁ prataptānām anyonyam abhidhāvatām | prādurāsīn mahāśabdo dikṣu sarvāsu bhārata bharatanandana ||
Sanjaya said: Then, as those battle-heated warriors rushed at one another, a tremendous roar arose and spread through all the directions—O Bharata, O joy of the Bharatas. The clash of armies, driven by wrath and duty, filled the world with the sound of impending slaughter.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral gravity of war: when warriors, inflamed by passion and obligation, collide, the result is an all-consuming tumult. It hints at how collective anger and duty-driven violence can overwhelm the world, inviting reflection on restraint and the cost of kṣatriya conflict.
As the opposing forces charge at each other on the battlefield, a massive din—shouts, weapon-clashes, and war-cries—erupts and spreads in every direction. Sañjaya reports this to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, marking the escalation into full combat.