Shloka 806
बभूवुर्दानवेन्द्राणां सिंहनादाश्न दारुणा: । उस समय दानवेन्द्रोंके भयंकर सिंहनाद सुनायी पड़ते थे। उनके रणवाद्यों तथा भेरियोंका गम्भीर घोष सब ओर गूँज उठा
babhūvur dānavendrāṇāṃ siṃhanādāś ca dāruṇāḥ |
Mārkaṇḍeya dijo: «Entonces se alzaron los terribles rugidos de león de los señores de los Dānavas. Por todas partes resonó el clamor profundo y ondulante de sus instrumentos de guerra y de sus grandes tambores».
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial noise—roars and drums—functions as psychological warfare: it projects power, spreads fear, and signals the onset of violent conflict, reminding the listener that outward displays can shape the moral and emotional climate of battle.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes the battlefield atmosphere: the chiefs of the Dānavas raise terrifying lion-like cries, and the booming sound of their war instruments and drums reverberates in all directions, indicating an imminent clash.