Shloka 12
अथ शब्दो महानासीत् तव सैन्यस्य मारिष
atha śabdo mahān āsīt tava sainyasya māriṣa
Sañjaya said: Then, O venerable one, a great roar arose from your army—an ominous surge of sound marking the intensification of the battle-spirit and the collective agitation of the Kaurava host.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective emotion in war—fear, zeal, anger, or triumph—manifests as a single overwhelming ‘sound’ of an army. Ethically, it points to the contagious nature of mass violence: individual discernment can be submerged under the momentum of the host.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a loud tumult arose from the Kaurava forces. It signals a decisive moment or escalation on the battlefield, preparing the listener for the next action or reversal in the combat.