Shloka 29
Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
तेन शब्देन वीराणां पातयित्वा मनांस्युत | दर्शयन् घोरमात्मानममित्रान् सहसाभ्ययात्,उस तुमुल शब्दके द्वारा बड़े-बड़े वीरोंके दिल दहलाकर अपना भयंकर रूप दिखाते हुए उन्होंने सहसा शत्रुओंपर धावा बोल दिया
tena śabdena vīrāṇāṃ pātayitvā manāṃsy uta | darśayan ghoram ātmānam amitrān sahasābhyayāt ||
Sañjaya said: With that thunderous cry he struck terror into the hearts of the warriors; displaying his own dreadful form, he suddenly rushed upon the foes. The verse underscores how fear and psychological shock become weapons in war, intensifying the violence beyond mere physical combat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that in warfare the mind is a battlefield: terror, intimidation, and the display of a fearsome presence can break opponents’ resolve. Ethically, it points to how conflict escalates when psychological harm is deliberately inflicted alongside physical attack.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior, after emitting a powerful roar, unnerves the assembled heroes, reveals a dreadful aspect of himself, and then suddenly charges into the enemy ranks.