Shloka 53
अभिद्रवन्तु संहृष्टा: कुम्भयोनिं समन्ततः । “अतः हर्षमें भरकर रणभूमिमें द्रोणाचार्यपर धावा करो। तुम्हें किसी प्रकार भय नहीं होना चाहिये। जनमेजय, शिखण्डी तथा दुर्मुखपुत्र यशोधर--ये हर्ष और उत्साहमें भरकर चारों ओरसे द्रोणाचार्यपर धावा करें,प्रतिप्रकाशिते लोके दिवाभूते निशाकरे । विचेरुर्न विचेरुश्न॒ राजन् नक्तज्चरास्तत: चन्द्रदेवके पूर्णतः प्रकाशित होनेपर जगत्में दिनका-सा उजाला हो गया। राजन्! उस समय रात्रिमें विचरनेवाले कुछ प्राणी विचरण करने लगे और कुछ जहाँ-के-तहाँ पड़े रहे
sañjaya uvāca | abhadravantu saṁhṛṣṭāḥ kumbhayoniṁ samantataḥ | pratiprakāśite loke divābhūte niśākare | vicerur na viceruś ca rājan naktacarās tataḥ |
Sañjaya said: “Let them, filled with exhilaration, rush upon Kumbhayoni (Droṇa) from every side.” And when the moon lit up the world so brightly that the night seemed like day, O King, some nocturnal creatures began to move about, while others remained still where they were—an ominous sign amid the tumult of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how intense human conflict can be framed by nature’s signs: exhilaration and aggression surge in battle, while an unnaturally bright night functions as an omen, reminding the listener that warfare unfolds under a larger moral and cosmic order.
Sañjaya reports a coordinated assault: warriors, stirred with enthusiasm, are urged to charge Droṇācārya from all sides. Simultaneously, the moonlight makes the night appear like day, and nocturnal creatures react irregularly—some moving, some freezing—underscoring the eerie atmosphere of the battlefield.