Shloka 413
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
बभूव तत्र सैन्यानां शब्द: सुविपुलो निशि । उस रात्रिके समय दौड़ते, भागते और पुनः लौटते हुए सैनिकोंका महान् कोलाहल सुनायी पड़ता था
babhūva tatra sainyānāṃ śabdaḥ suvipulo niśi |
Sañjaya said: In that place, during the night, a vast uproar arose among the armies—an overwhelming din of soldiers running, fleeing, and then turning back again. The scene conveys the moral disarray that accompanies nocturnal warfare: fear, confusion, and the collapse of orderly conduct amid violence.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war—especially at night—breeds confusion and panic, eroding discipline and ethical clarity. It implicitly contrasts ordered, dharmic conduct with the disorder that violence unleashes in human minds and communities.
Sañjaya reports that in the night there was a tremendous clamor in the camp: soldiers were running, fleeing, and then returning, creating a loud, widespread uproar across the armies.