Shloka 806
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
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 |
Saat itu raungan singa yang mengerikan dari para penguasa Dānava pun bangkit. Dari segala penjuru, gemuruh berat alat-alat perang dan genderang besar mereka menggema.
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.