Shloka 77
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
शणु दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं शडखशब्दां श्व पुष्कलान् | सिंहनादरवांश्षैव रथनेमिस्वनांस्तथा,सुनो, डंकोंकी आवाज हो रही है, जोर-जोरसे शंख बज रहे हैं, वीरोंके सिंहनाद तथा रथोंके पहियोंकी घर्घराहटके शब्द सुनायी पड़ रहे हैं
śṛṇu dundubhi-nirghoṣaṃ śaṅkha-śabdāṃś ca puṣkalān | siṃha-nāda-ravāṃś caiva ratha-nemi-svanāṃs tathā ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Listen—there is the deep booming of kettledrums; conch-blasts are sounding loudly in abundance; the lion-like battle-cries of heroes are rising; and the rumbling, grinding resonance of chariot-wheels is heard as well.” In this moment the battlefield’s sounds announce the irreversible turn toward combat, testing the warriors’ resolve and the king’s commitment to duty amid fear and grief.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the sensory reality of war—drums, conches, cries, and chariots—reminding that dharma in crisis is not abstract: leaders must act with steadiness and responsibility even when the atmosphere is terrifying and emotionally overwhelming.
Yudhiṣṭhira draws attention to the escalating martial sounds on the battlefield—signals that armies are fully mobilized and combat is imminent—capturing the charged transition from preparation to direct engagement.