Shloka 37
Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
तावकानां तु सैन्यानां प्रहर्ष: समजायत । वादित्रनिनदक्षोग्र: सुमहान् रोमहर्षण:,उस समय आपके सैनिकोंको महान् हर्ष हो रहा था। वहाँ रणवाद्योंका रोमांचकारी एवं भयंकर शब्द बड़े जोर-जोरसे होने लगा
tāvakānāṃ tu sainyānāṃ praharṣaḥ samajāyata | vāditra-ninada-kṣogro sumahān romaharṣaṇaḥ ||
Saat itu, di antara pasukanmu timbul kegembiraan yang besar. Dentang alat-alat perang pun menggelegar—dahsyat dan menggugah bulu roma—semakin keras menggema.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective emotion in war can be amplified by spectacle and sound: martial instruments intensify exhilaration and fear, shaping ethical perception and resolve. It implicitly warns that excitement and intimidation are powerful forces that can eclipse sober discernment (dharma-viveka) on the battlefield.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava troops are filled with great joy, and the battlefield resounds with a fierce, overwhelming clamor of war-instruments—an audible sign of their rising confidence and the escalation of combat.