Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.90.2 - Drona Parva, Adhyaya 90, Shloka 2
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ९०: हार्दिक्यस्य पराक्रमः
Kṛtavarmā’s Stand against the Pāṇḍavas
अनीकानां च संह्वादे वादित्राणां च निःस्वने । प्रध्मापितेषु शड्खेषु संनादे लोमहर्षणे
sañjaya uvāca | anīkānāṃ ca saṃhvāde vāditrāṇāṃ ca niḥsvane | pradhmāpiteṣu śaṅkheṣu saṃnāde lomaharṣaṇe ||
അണീകങ്ങളുടെ കോലാഹലത്തിനിടയിലും യുദ്ധവാദ്യങ്ങളുടെ മുഴക്കത്തിനിടയിലും, ശംഖങ്ങൾ ഊതപ്പെടുകയും രോമാഞ്ചം പകരുന്ന മഹാനാദം പരന്നുപടരുകയും ചെയ്തു।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the moral gravity of war: before weapons strike, the collective roar of armies and instruments marks a threshold where intention hardens into action. It implicitly warns that once martial fervor and mass momentum surge, restraint becomes difficult—hence the ethical weight of decisions made before the clash.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield at the moment formations converge: instruments thunder, conches are blown, and a thrilling, fearsome uproar spreads. The scene sets the emotional and sensory intensity immediately preceding the engagement.
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