Shloka 20
भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement
तत् प्रविद्धमिवाकाशं शूरै: शडुखविनादितम् | बभूव भूशमुद्विग्नं निर्धातिरिव नादितम्,शूरवीरोंने शंखध्वनिसे आकाशको विद्ध-सा कर डाला। वह वज्रकी गड़गड़ाहटसे व्याप्त-सा होकर अत्यन्त उद्वेशजनक हो गया
tat praviddham ivākāśaṁ śūraiḥ śaṅkha-vināditam | babhūva bhūśam udvignaṁ nirdhātir iva nāditam ||
Sañjaya said: The sky seemed as though it had been pierced, resounding with the conch-blasts of heroic warriors. The earth, too, was violently agitated, echoing like the thunder of a vajra-bolt.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective martial intent manifests outwardly: the heroes’ conch-blasts create an atmosphere of awe and dread, reminding readers that war amplifies human emotions—courage, fear, and determination—into forces that shake the world.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield as the warriors blow their conches. The sound is so overwhelming that it seems to pierce the sky and make the earth tremble, signaling the escalation of combat and the psychological impact on all present.