Shloka 4
आत्मदोष-उपदेशः तथा भीम-धृष्टद्युम्नयोः संयोगः
Self-Causation Counsel and the Bhīma–Dhṛṣṭadyumna Convergence
नदद्धरिश्न महानागैह्नेषमाणैश्न वाजिभि: | भेरीशड्खनिनादैश्व तुमुलं समपद्यत,विग्घाड़ते हुए बड़े-बड़े गजराजों, हिनहिनाते हुए घोड़ों तथा भेरी और शंखकी ध्वनियोंसे भयंकर कोलाहल छा गया
nadad-dhariṣṇair mahānāgaiḥ hneṣamāṇaiś ca vājibhiḥ | bherī-śaṅkha-ninādaiś ca tumulaṃ samapadyata ||
Sañjaya said: As mighty elephants trumpeted, horses neighed, and the blare of kettledrums and conches rose together, the battlefield was engulfed in a terrifying uproar—an audible sign that the armies had fully committed themselves to the coming violence of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how collective human resolve toward conflict manifests outwardly as overwhelming noise and agitation; it frames war not as abstract strategy but as a morally weighty, all-consuming reality that engulfs everyone present.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield atmosphere: elephants trumpet, horses neigh, and drums and conches sound together, creating a terrifying din that signals the armies’ mobilization and the imminent clash.