Shloka 39
नि:ःशब्दमासीत् सहसा पुन: शब्दों महानभूत् । क्रुद्धानां युध्यमानानां जीयतां जयतामपि,क्रोधमें भरकर युद्ध करते हुए पराजित एवं विजयी होनेवाले योद्धाओंका शब्द वहाँ सहसा बंद होकर कभी सन्नाटा छा जाता था और कभी पुनः महान् कोलाहल होने लगता था
niḥśabdam āsīt sahasā punaḥ śabdo mahān abhūt | kruddhānāṃ yudhyamānānāṃ jīyatāṃ jayatām api ||
Sañjaya said: Suddenly there would be complete silence, and then again a great roar would arise. Amid warriors fighting in wrath—some being defeated, others victorious—the tumult would abruptly cease, only to surge once more.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the volatility of war driven by krodha (anger): even the battlefield’s soundscape swings between sudden silence and overwhelming uproar, suggesting how quickly human control collapses under passion and how outcomes (victory/defeat) shift moment by moment.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield atmosphere: as enraged warriors clash, the noise of combat sometimes abruptly dies into eerie silence and then returns as a massive din, reflecting the chaotic ebb and flow of fighting among both victors and the defeated.