Shloka 34
निर्जित्य तु रणे कर्ण भीमसेन: प्रतापवान् । ननाद बलवान नादं पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम्,इस प्रकार बलवान एवं प्रतापी भीमसेनने रणभूमिमें कर्णको पराजित करके मेघ- गर्जनाके समान गम्भीर स्वरसे सिंहनाद किया
sañjaya uvāca | nirjitya tu raṇe karṇaṃ bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān | nanāda balavān nādaṃ parjanya-ninada-upamam ||
Sañjaya said: Having overcome Karṇa in the battle, the mighty and valorous Bhīmasena let out a powerful roar—deep and resounding like the rumble of thunderclouds. In the war’s moral atmosphere, the cry was not mere pride, but a public marking of advantage and a shaking of enemy resolve amid a struggle where prowess and duty are relentlessly tested.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how martial success in a dharma-war is expressed through controlled displays of strength that affect morale. The roar functions as a strategic and symbolic act—asserting dominance, encouraging allies, and unsettling opponents—within the kṣatriya code where courage and resolve are central.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma has gained the upper hand over Karṇa in the fighting. After defeating him in that encounter, Bhīma emits a thunder-like lion-roar, signaling victory and intensifying the battlefield’s psychological pressure.