Shloka 12
अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
अथ शब्दो महानासीत् तव सैन्यस्य मारिष
atha śabdo mahān āsīt tava sainyasya māriṣa
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಆನಂತರ, ಹೇ ಮಾನ್ಯನೇ, ನಿನ್ನ ಸೇನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಾ ಘೋಷ ಎದ್ದಿತು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective emotion in war—fear, zeal, anger, or triumph—manifests as a single overwhelming ‘sound’ of an army. Ethically, it points to the contagious nature of mass violence: individual discernment can be submerged under the momentum of the host.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a loud tumult arose from the Kaurava forces. It signals a decisive moment or escalation on the battlefield, preparing the listener for the next action or reversal in the combat.