Shloka 13
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya
Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance
नादयन् रथघोषेण कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम् । अभ्यवर्तत पुत्रस्ते पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्,अपने रथकी घरघराहटसे दिशाओंको प्रतिध्वनित करता और पृथ्वीको कँपाता हुआ- सा आपका पुत्र पाण्डव-सेनाके सम्मुख आया
nādayan rathaghoṣeṇa kampayann iva medinīm | abhyavartata putras te pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm ||
Sañjaya said: “Making the directions resound with the thunder of his chariot and seeming to shake the very earth, your son advanced straight toward the battle-array of the Pāṇḍavas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial power and outward bravado can drive escalation in war: the king’s son advances with overwhelming display, reminding the listener that in the Mahābhārata battlefield, choices fueled by pride and hostility intensify suffering and bind one more tightly to the consequences of adharma.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that his son advances toward the Pāṇḍava forces; the chariot’s roar echoes in all directions and the earth seems to tremble, emphasizing the immediacy and ferocity of the impending clash.