Shloka 57
Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement
उन्मत्तमिव मातज्ुं तलशब्देन मानवा: । भूय: संहर्षयामासू राजन् दुर्योधनं नृपम्
unmattam iva mātaṅgaṃ talaśabdena mānavāḥ | bhūyaḥ saṃharṣayāmāsu rājann duryodhanaṃ nṛpam ||
राजन्! जैसे मतवाले हाथी को लोग ताली के शब्द से उकसा देते हैं, वैसे ही उन्होंने बार-बार ताल ठोककर राजा दुर्योधन के युद्धोन्माद और उत्साह को और बढ़ा दिया।
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse cautions that external applause and group encouragement can intensify a warrior’s intoxication with power and conflict, pushing him toward rash action; ethical discernment (dharma) must not be surrendered to the crowd’s excitement.
Onlookers or attendants repeatedly clap and make a loud commotion, thereby heightening Duryodhana’s battle-joy and zeal—likened to how a musth elephant is roused and provoked by loud clapping.