Shloka 35
अर्जुनस्य रथाश्वमोचनं कृष्णस्याश्वसेवा च
Arjuna’s Horses Freed; Krishna’s Equine Service
ततः प्रहर्ष: सैन्यानां तवाप्यासीद् विशाम्पते । वादित्राणां ध्वनिश्षोग्र: सिंहनादरवै: सह,महाराज! तदनन्तर आपकी सेनामें भी हर्षध्वनि होने लगी, सिंहनादके साथ-साथ रणवाद्योंकी भयंकर ध्वनि गूँज उठी
tataḥ praharṣaḥ sainyānāṁ tavāpy āsīd viśāmpate | vāditrāṇāṁ dhvaniś cograḥ siṁhanāda-ravaiḥ saha ||
Sañjaya dit : Alors, ô seigneur des peuples, un élan d’allégresse s’éleva jusque dans tes armées. Avec des clameurs de bataille pareilles au rugissement du lion, la résonance farouche des instruments de guerre retentit.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective emotion in war is amplified by spectacle and sound—drums, trumpets, and lion-like cries can intensify courage and aggression. Ethically, it points to the contagious nature of martial exhilaration, which can drown out reflective judgment (dharma-vicāra) amid escalating conflict.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, after the preceding events in the battle, even the Kaurava troops became elated. Their joy manifested as loud shouts and lion-roars, while the harsh sounds of war-instruments thundered across the field.