Shloka 596
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
सिंहनादं महच्चक्रे तर्जयन् निशि कौरवान् । उस समय भीमसेनने आपके महारथी पुत्रको मारा गया मानकर रातके समय कौरवोंको डाँट बताते हुए बड़े जोर-जोरसे सिंहनाद किया
siṃhanādaṃ mahācakre tarjayan niśi kauravān |
Sañjaya said: In the night, Bhīmasena let out a mighty lion-roar, taunting the Kauravas—proclaiming, in effect, that your great chariot-warrior son had been slain.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how speech in war becomes a weapon: victory is asserted not only by arms but by morale-breaking proclamation. Ethically, it shows the tension within a dharma-yuddha framework—kṣatriya valor permits intimidation and public challenge, yet such taunting also risks sliding from righteous firmness into cruelty or humiliation.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, in the darkness of night, roars like a lion and rebukes the Kaurava host, declaring (or implying) that Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s great warrior son has been killed. The act is meant to terrify opponents, rally allies, and announce a decisive turn in the fighting.