Mahabharata 7.112.40 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 112, Shloka 40
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
कौरवाश्न यथा हृष्टा विनदन्ति मुहुर्मुहुः । तब पाण्डुपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर मोहके वशीभूत होकर इस प्रकार चिन्ता करने लगे --'जिस प्रकार शंखराज पांचजन्यकी ध्वनि हो रही है और जिस तरह कौरव-सैनिक बारंबार हर्षनाद कर रहे हैं, उससे जान पड़ता है, निश्चय ही अर्जुनकी कुशल नहीं है” ।।
sañjaya uvāca | kauravāś ca yathā hṛṣṭā vinadanti muhur muhuḥ |
“കൗരവർ ആഹ്ലാദത്തോടെ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും മുഴക്കുന്നതും അതേ സൂചനയാണ്.” ഇങ്ങനെ ചിന്തിച്ചപ്പോൾ അജാതശത്രു യുധിഷ്ഠിരന്റെ അന്തർഹൃദയം വ്യാകുലമായി.
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The verse highlights how external signs—enemy jubilation and repeated war-cries—can shake even a dharmic leader’s composure. It implicitly teaches vigilance over one’s mind: in war, perception and morale can become ethical tests, demanding steadiness and discernment rather than panic.
Sañjaya reports that the Kaurava forces are repeatedly shouting in joy. This battlefield reaction functions as a signal of shifting advantage, setting the stage for Yudhiṣṭhira’s growing worry about Arjuna and the urgent objective of Jayadratha’s death.
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