Shloka 3
निवातकवचैः सह अर्जुनस्य रथयुद्धम्
Arjuna’s chariot engagement with the Nivātakavacas
रथनेमिस्वनश्वैव घण्टाशब्दक्ष भारत । पृथग् व्यालमृगाणां च पक्षिणामिव सर्वश:,भारत! रथके पहियोंकी घर्घराहट, घंटानाद तथा सर्प, मृग एवं पक्षियोंक कोलाहल सब ओर पृथक्-पृथक् सुनायी दे रहे थे
rathanemisvanāś caiva ghaṇṭāśabdāś ca bhārata | pṛthag vyālamṛgāṇāṃ ca pakṣiṇām iva sarvaśaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Bhārata, from every side there were distinct sounds— the rumbling of chariot-wheels and the ringing of bells, and separately the cries and rustlings of serpents, wild beasts, and birds. The scene is painted through sound, conveying a world alive with movement and alertness, where each being follows its own nature (svabhāva) amid a tense, watchful atmosphere.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच