Shloka 36
Adhyāya 36: Ghora-yuddha-varṇanam
A Clinical Description of the Intensified Engagement
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें शल्यसंवादविषयक छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
cacāla pṛthivī rājan vavāśa ca suvistaram | rājan! karṇa-kaurava-yoddhānāṃ prasannatā-pūrvakaṃ prasthāne pṛthivī dolamānā babhūva mahā-śabdaṃ cāvyaktaṃ cakāra || asura-sura-mahoragān narān garuḍa-piśāca-yakṣa-rākṣasān | iṣubhir ajayad agni-gauravāt svābhilaṣitaṃ ca haviḥ dadau ||
サञ्जयは言った。「王よ、カルナとクル族（カウラヴァ）の戦士たちが意気高く出陣すると、大地は震え、広く曖昧な轟きを発した。そして（また想起されるのは）、アルジュナが火神アグニの威光を敬い、その矢によって神々とアスラ、大蛇、人間、さらにガルダ、ピシャーチャ、ヤクシャ、ラクシャサに至るまで打ち破り、のちにアグニが望む供物（ハヴィス）を捧げたことである。この一節は、戦場の凶兆と、信仰と武勇の記憶とを並べ、戦における人の行いに道義と宇宙の力が応答することを示唆している。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links human action in war with cosmic response: the trembling earth and indistinct roar function as portents, while the recollection of Arjuna’s honoring of Agni through offering and martial protection highlights that power is ethically framed by reverence, duty, and sacrificial obligation.
Sañjaya reports to the king that as Karṇa and the Kaurava fighters depart confidently, the earth shakes and produces a great, unclear sound—an ominous sign. The passage also recalls Arjuna’s earlier feat of defeating many classes of beings with arrows in order to fulfill Agni’s wish for an oblation.