Shloka 59
Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)
महता शड्खनादेन रथनेमिस्वनेन च । ऊर्ध्व॑ धुन्वन् महारेणुं कम्पयंश्वापि मेदिनीम्
mahātā śaṅkhanādena rathanemisvanena ca | ūrdhvaṃ dhunvan mahāreṇuṃ kampayaṃś cāpi medinīm ||
サンジャヤは言った。「大いなる法螺貝の響きと戦車の車輪の轟きとともに彼らはそこへ来た。巨大な砂塵を天へ巻き上げ、大地そのものを震わせた。ユディシュティラ軍の喧噪を聞くや、三人の大車戦士—クリタヴァルマン、クリパ師、そしてアシュヴァッターマ—は、ドゥルヨーダナ王にこのように申し述べた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war amplifies collective emotion—noise, dust, and trembling earth become symbols of escalating conflict. Ethically, it frames the battlefield as a space where leaders must respond to overwhelming momentum with discernment, since martial spectacle can cloud judgment and intensify destructive resolve.
Sañjaya describes the arrival and advance marked by conch-blasts and chariot-wheel thunder, raising dust and shaking the ground. Hearing the tumult from Yudhiṣṭhira’s forces, Kṛtavarmā, Kṛpācārya, and Aśvatthāmā prepare to speak to Duryodhana, setting up counsel or a tactical response.