Shloka 19
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
सपर्वतवना राजन् सपादपजलाशया | राजन्! उसके महान् सिंहनादसे वृक्षों, जलाशयों, पर्वतों और वनोंसहित यह सारी पृथ्वी काँप उठी ।। सो5तिविद्धो महेष्वासै: सर्वतस्तैर्महारथै:
sa-parvata-vanā rājan sa-pādapa-jalāśayā | so 'tividdho maheṣvāsaiḥ sarvatas tair mahārathaiḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、山々と森、樹木と水場をも含む大地のすべてが、その偉大なる獅子吼に震えた。そしてその大弓手は、弓に通じた大車戦士たちに四方から射貫かれた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming force and psychological power of a warrior’s battle-cry, yet immediately juxtaposes it with the reality of vulnerability in war: even a mighty archer can be surrounded and wounded. It implicitly points to the impermanence of martial glory and the grave consequences of violent conflict.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a tremendous lion-like roar resounded, so powerful that it seemed to make the earth tremble along with its natural features. Immediately after, the central warrior being described is struck from every direction by multiple elite chariot-fighters and great archers.