Shloka 323
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
गाण्डीवस्य तु निर्घोषो व्यतिक्रम्यास्पृशद् दिवम् । शंख और दुन्दुभियोंकी ध्वनि, वाद्योंके शब्द तथा गाण्डीव धनुषके गम्भीर घोष आकाशको लाँघकर स्वर्गतक जा पहुँचे
gāṇḍīvasya tu nirghoṣo vyatikramyāspṛśad divam |
サンジャヤは言った。「ガーンディーヴァの雷鳴のごとき轟きはあらゆる限界を超え、天そのものに触れんばかりであった。法螺貝とドゥンドゥビ太鼓の響き、諸楽器の音、そしてガーンディーヴァの深い咆哮は、天空を越えて天界にまで届いた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a warrior’s dharma-driven resolve becomes unmistakable and publicly manifest. The ‘heaven-reaching’ roar symbolizes the moral weight and inevitability of action once duty is embraced—courage and responsibility are not private feelings but forces that shape the world.
Sañjaya describes the immense, reverberating sound of Arjuna’s bow, Gāṇḍīva, as it is drawn and used in battle. The sound is portrayed as so powerful that it seems to cross the sky and reach the celestial realm, intensifying the scene’s grandeur and foretelling fierce combat.