Shloka 15
भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement
भीरूणां त्रासजनने शूराणां हर्षवर्धने । प्रवादितासु भेरीषु झर्झरिष्वानकेषु च
bhīrūṇāṁ trāsajanane śūrāṇāṁ harṣavardhane | pravāditāsu bherīṣu jharjhariṣv ānakeṣu ca ||
Sañjaya berkata: Ketika genderang kettledrum ditabuh—bersama jharjharī dan ānaka, genderang perang—gemuruhnya menimbulkan gentar pada yang pengecut, namun menambah sukacita dan tekad para kesatria.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the same external event—martial drums—can produce opposite effects depending on one’s inner disposition: fear in the timid and invigorating joy in the courageous. It implicitly praises steadiness and valor as fitting qualities in a righteous warrior context.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield atmosphere as war-instruments are sounded. The booming of bherīs, jharjharīs, and ānakas signals the onset or intensification of combat, psychologically shaking the fearful while energizing the heroic fighters.