Shloka 58
शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host
with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter
परिवार्य रणे वीरा: सिंहनादं प्रचक्रिरे । बाणशड्खरवांस्तीव्रान् क्ष्वेडाश्न विविधा दधु:,रणभूमिमें वे सभी वीर युधिष्ठिरको बीचमें करके सिंहनाद करने, बाणों और शंखोंकी तीव्र ध्वनि फैलाने तथा भाँति-भाँतिसे गर्जना करने लगे
parivārya raṇe vīrāḥ siṃhanādaṃ pracakrire | bāṇaśaṅkharavāṃs tīvrān kṣveḍāṃś ca vividhā dadhūḥ |
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—യുദ്ധഭൂമിയിൽ ആ വീരന്മാർ യുധിഷ്ഠിരനെ ചുറ്റും വളഞ്ഞ് സിംഹനാദം മുഴക്കി. അമ്പുകളുടെ കഠിനഘോഷവും ശംഖധ്വനിയും പടർത്തി, പലവിധ യുദ്ധഘോഷങ്ങളാൽ ഗർജിച്ചു।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a morally burdensome war, the epic highlights disciplined solidarity around rightful leadership: collective courage and clear signals (roars, conches) sustain order and resolve, reminding that dharma in battle includes cohesion, protection of the leader, and steadiness under pressure.
Warriors on Yudhiṣṭhira’s side form a protective ring around him and loudly proclaim their presence—roaring like lions, sounding conches, and creating the intense din of arrows and battle-cries across the battlefield.