Shloka 134
Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava
ततः प्रजज्ञे तुमुलः कुरूणां निशामुखे घोरतम: प्रणाद:
tataḥ prajajñe tumulaḥ kurūṇāṃ niśāmukhe ghoratamaḥ praṇādaḥ
Sañjaya said: Then, at the very onset of night, there arose among the Kurus a tumultuous, most dreadful roar—an ominous surge of martial sound that signals the hardening of hearts and the deepening of the war’s terror.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war amplifies collective agitation: as night falls, the ‘most dreadful roar’ reflects escalating violence and the moral darkness that accompanies unchecked hostility.
Sañjaya reports that at nightfall a tremendous, terrifying uproar arises in the Kuru camp/host—an audible sign of heightened battle-fury and impending or ongoing conflict.