Shloka 11
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय १) — भीष्मनिधनानन्तरं धृतराष्ट्रस्य शोकः, सेनायाः स्थितिः, कर्णस्मरणं च
Droṇa Parva, Chapter 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s grief after Bhīṣma’s fall and the army’s reorientation toward Karṇa
तदुदीर्ण महत् सैन्यं त्रैलोक्यस्यापि संजय । भयमुत्पादयेत् तीव्रं पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्,संजय! महात्मा पाण्डवोंकी वह विशाल एवं प्रचण्ड सेना तो तीनों लोकोंके हृदयमें तीव्र भय उत्पन्न कर सकती है
tad udīrṇaṁ mahat sainyaṁ trailokyasyāpi sañjaya | bhayam utpādayet tīvraṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām, sañjaya ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “That vast host, once roused, O Sañjaya, could stir intense fear even in the three worlds—how much more so in the hearts of the high-souled Pāṇḍavas.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the escalation of war—symbolized by a vast army being ‘roused’—creates fear that can overwhelm even the noble. It implicitly warns that martial power has psychological and ethical consequences, testing courage, restraint, and adherence to dharma.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Sañjaya, describing the immense, aroused army and its capacity to generate intense fear—framing the scale and terror of the conflict as the Drona Parva begins.