Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 38
अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon
महानभूत् ततः शब्दो वंशानामिव दहाुताम्,उस समय जलते हुए बाँसोंके चटखनेका-सा बड़ा भयंकर शब्द हो रहा था
mahān abhūt tataḥ śabdo vaṃśānām iva dahyatām
វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយ៖ បន្ទាប់មក មានសំឡេងធំមួយកើតឡើង ដ៏គួរឱ្យខ្លាច—ដូចសំឡេងបំបែកបាក់របស់ដើមឫស្សីពេលកំពុងឆេះ—ធ្វើឱ្យអារម្មណ៍គ្រោះថ្នាក់ជិតមកដល់ កាន់តែខ្លាំងឡើង។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses vivid sensory imagery to mark a decisive escalation: when disorder and danger surge, one should recognize the signs of impending conflict and respond with alertness and steadiness rather than confusion.
The narrator reports that a terrifying, booming sound suddenly arises, compared to the sharp cracking of bamboo as it burns—an auditory cue that the situation has become intense and perilous.