Shloka 2
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-प्रहारः तथा घटोत्कचमायाप्रादुर्भावः | Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Clash and the Manifestation of Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā
ततः शब्दो महानासीत् सैन्ययोरुभयोर्नुप । निर्गच्छमानयो: संख्ये सागरप्रतिमो महान्
tataḥ śabdo mahān āsīt sainyayor ubhayor nṛpa | nirgacchamānayoḥ saṅkhye sāgara-pratimo mahān ||
Sañjaya said: Then, O king, a tremendous roar arose from both armies as they marched out to engage in battle—vast and deep, like the thunder of the ocean. The verse frames the coming conflict not as a private quarrel but as a world-shaking event, where collective resolve and the momentum of war swell beyond individual control.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war amplifies human intention into an overwhelming collective force—symbolized by an ocean-like roar—inviting reflection on responsibility, restraint, and the ethical weight of mass conflict.
As both armies leave their camps and move out to form up for battle, a huge, ocean-like clamour rises across the battlefield; Sañjaya reports this to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra to convey the scale and intensity of the moment.