Shloka 17
अध्याय ४ — दुर्योधनस्य असंधि-निश्चयः
Duryodhana’s Refusal of Reconciliation
सिंहनादाच्च भीमस्य पाञज्चजन्यस्वनेन च । गाण्डीवस्य च निर्घोषात् सम्मुहान्ते मनांसि न:,'भीमसेनके सिंहनाद, पांचजन्य शंखकी ध्वनि और गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकारसे हमारा दिल दहल उठता है
siṃhanādāc ca bhīmasya pāñcajanyasvanena ca | gāṇḍīvasya ca nirghoṣāt sammuhyante manāṃsi naḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “At Bhīma’s lion-like roar, at the blare of the Pāñcajanya conch, and at the thunderous twang of the Gāṇḍīva bow, our hearts are thrown into confusion.” In the war’s moral air, these sounds are not mere noise, but the surge of righteous resolve that shakes the enemy’s confidence.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how symbols of steadfast resolve—Bhīma’s roar, Kṛṣṇa’s conch, and Arjuna’s bow—can morally and psychologically unsettle opponents; inner confidence and dharmic determination often decide outcomes as much as weapons do.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pandava side’s battle-signals resound powerfully, causing the Kaurava camp’s hearts and minds to waver and become confused.