Shloka 33
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 37: Sañjaya’s Account of Abhimanyu’s Precision Disruption of a Chariot Contingent
शल्यं च शरवर्षेण समीपस्थमवाकिरत् | उदक्रोशन्महाबाहुस्तव सैन्यानि भीषयन्,राजा शल्य अभिमन्युके पास ही खड़े थे, अतः वह महाबाहु वीर उनपर बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगा। उसने आपकी सेनाको भयभीत करते हुए बड़े जोरसे गर्जना की
śalyaṃ ca śaravarṣeṇa samīpastham avākirat | udakrośan mahābāhus tava sainyāni bhīṣayan |
Sañjaya said: Seeing King Śalya standing close by, the mighty-armed warrior showered him with a rain of arrows. Roaring aloud, he struck terror into your troops, shaking their resolve amid the press of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ethic central to kṣatriya-dharma: courage and decisive action can sway the moral-psychological balance of war. A warrior’s controlled ferocity—expressed through skill (arrow-rain) and intimidation (roar)—can break enemy morale, showing that victory depends not only on weapons but also on steadfastness and fearlessness.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a mighty-armed warrior, noticing King Śalya nearby, targets him with a dense volley of arrows. While doing so, he roars loudly, frightening and unsettling the Kaurava troops.