Shloka 66
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
नानावादित्रघोषाश्च प्रादुरासन् विशाम्पते । सिंहनादश्न संजज्ञे शूराणामभिगर्जताम्,प्रजानाथ! उस समय नाना प्रकारके रणवाद्योंकी ध्वनि होने लगी और सब ओरसे गर्जना करनेवाले शूरवीरोंका सिंहनाद सुनायी देने लगा
nānāvāditraghoṣāś ca prādurāsan viśāmpate | siṃhanādaś ca saṃjajñe śūrāṇām abhigarjatām, prajānātha |
サञ्जयは言った。「民の主よ、そのとき多種多様な軍楽器の轟きが一斉に湧き起こった。四方から、挑戦を叫ぶ勇士たちの獅子のごとき咆哮が響き渡り—戦の昂ぶりが不吉に膨れ上がって、戦いがさらに激化し、両軍の決意がいよいよ固まったことを告げた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective emotion and intention in war become audible: instruments and battle-cries intensify courage and aggression. Ethically, it underscores the gravity of entering violence—once the martial momentum rises, restraint becomes harder, so responsibility for choosing war is weighty.
Sañjaya reports to the king that the battlefield suddenly fills with the din of diverse war-instruments and the lion-like roars of warriors challenging one another, indicating that the armies are surging toward heightened engagement.