Shloka 3
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ९०: हार्दिक्यस्य पराक्रमः
Kṛtavarmā’s Stand against the Pāṇḍavas
अभिहारयत्सु शनकैर्भरतेषु युयुत्सुषु । रौद्रे मुहूर्तो सम्प्राप्ते सब्यसाची व्यदृश्यत,संजय कहते हैं--आर्य! जब इस प्रकार कौरव-सेनाओंकी व्यूह-रचना हो गयी, युद्धके लिये उत्सुक सैनिक कोलाहल करने लगे, नगाड़े पीटे जाने लगे, मृदंग बजने लगे, सैनिकोंकी गर्जनाके साथ-साथ रणवाद्योंकी तुमुल ध्वनि फैलने लगी, शंख फूँके जाने लगे, रोमांचकारी शब्द गूँजने लगा और युद्धके इच्छुक भरतवंशी वीर जब कवच धारण करके धीरे-धीरे प्रहारके लिये उद्यत होने लगे, उस समय उग्र मुहूर्त आनेपर युद्धभूमिमें सव्यसाची अर्जुन दिखायी दिये
sañjaya uvāca | abhihārayatsu śanakaiḥ bharateṣu yuyutsuṣu | raudre muhūrto samprāpte savyasācī vyadṛśyata ||
Sañjaya said: As the Bharata warriors, eager to fight, advanced slowly in their martial array, and when the fierce, ominous moment had arrived, Savyasācī (Arjuna) came into view on the battlefield—appearing amid the rising tumult that signals the ethical gravity of war: disciplined movement, readiness for violence, and the foreboding of imminent slaughter.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral weight of war: even when warriors are eager and disciplined, the arrival of a 'raudra muhūrta' frames battle as a grave, ominous turning-point where skill (Arjuna) must operate within the larger demands of kṣatriya-dharma and the consequences of violence.
As the Kuru/Bharata fighters, ready for combat, advance slowly in formation, the fierce moment for engagement arrives; at that juncture Arjuna—called Savyasācī—becomes visible on the battlefield, signaling the imminent clash.