Shloka 20
Nārāyaṇāstra-utpātaḥ — Aśvatthāman’s Rallying Roar after Droṇa’s Fall (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६७)
निशीथे तुरगा राजन् द्रावयन्त: परस्परम् । समदृश्यन्त वेगेन पक्षवन्तो यथाउद्रय:
niśīthe turaṅgā rājan drāvayantaḥ parasparam | samadṛśyanta vegena pakṣavantaḥ yathā udrayāḥ ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນຍາມຄ່ຳຄືນອັນລຶກ, ໂອ ພະມະຫາກະສັດ, ມ້າທັງຫຼາຍຂັບໄລ່ກັນແລະກັນໃນການພຸ້ນພາຍ, ແລະດ້ວຍແຮງຄວາມໄວອັນຮຸນແຮງ ມັນປານດັ່ງສັດມີປີກ. ໃນຄວາມມືດນັ້ນ ຄວາມຄຸ້ມຄັ່ງຂອງສົງຄາມ ເຮັດໃຫ້ແມ່ນແຕ່ມ້າທຳມະດາ ດູເໝືອນຈະເກີນພົ້ນທຳມະຊາດຂອງມັນ ດັ່ງວ່າສົງຄາມໄດ້ໃຫ້ປີກແກ່ມັນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the intensity of conflict distorts perception: in the darkness and urgency of war, speed and fear make ordinary things appear extraordinary. Ethically, it underscores war’s power to overwhelm clarity and normal judgment, reminding the listener that violence creates a world where discernment is easily lost.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, at midnight, the horses were being driven hard and seemed to race so swiftly that they looked like winged beings. It is a vivid battlefield image emphasizing the nocturnal chaos and relentless momentum of the fighting.