Shloka 37
शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort
दुन्दुभिर्मेघनिर्घोषो मुहुर्मुहुरताडयत् । विननादासकृच्चापि दिवसे दिवसे गते
dundubhir meghanirghoṣo muhur muhur atāḍayat | vinanāda asakṛc cāpi divase divase gate ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “A kettledrum, booming like thunderclouds, was struck again and again; and as each day passed, it repeatedly resounded.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined, repeated public signaling—an image of orderly governance and ritual procedure, where communal actions are coordinated through clear, consistent announcements.
A great drum is being beaten repeatedly with a thunder-like roar, and it continues to sound day after day, indicating an ongoing public proclamation or sustained ritual/royal activity in the Ashvamedhika context.