Shloka 52
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
बाणशब्दान् बहुविधान् नराश्वरथनिस्वनान्
bāṇaśabdān bahuvidhān narāśvarathanisvanān
Sañjaya said: “There arose many kinds of sounds of arrows, along with the resounding din of men, horses, and chariots.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse offers no direct moral injunction; its ethical force is indirect—by vividly presenting the battlefield’s din, it highlights the grave human cost and intensity of war, inviting reflection on the consequences of kṣatriya violence and the weight of choices that lead to such destruction.
Sañjaya describes the immediate auditory scene of combat: arrows whistling and striking, and the loud, reverberating noise produced by warriors, horses, and chariots as the battle surges.