Shloka 413
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
बभूव तत्र सैन्यानां शब्द: सुविपुलो निशि । उस रात्रिके समय दौड़ते, भागते और पुनः लौटते हुए सैनिकोंका महान् कोलाहल सुनायी पड़ता था
babhūva tatra sainyānāṃ śabdaḥ suvipulo niśi |
サンジャヤは言った。「その地では夜に、軍勢の間からきわめて大きな轟きが起こった。走り、逃れ、そしてまた引き返す兵たちの、圧倒する喧噪である。この光景は夜戦に伴う道義の乱れを物語る――恐怖と混迷、そして暴力のただ中で秩序が崩れ落ちるさまを。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war—especially at night—breeds confusion and panic, eroding discipline and ethical clarity. It implicitly contrasts ordered, dharmic conduct with the disorder that violence unleashes in human minds and communities.
Sañjaya reports that in the night there was a tremendous clamor in the camp: soldiers were running, fleeing, and then returning, creating a loud, widespread uproar across the armies.