Mahabharata 7.112.38 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 112, Shloka 38
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
नदत्सु धार्तराष्ट्रेषु विजयस्य रथं प्रति । गाण्डीवस्य च निर्घोषे विप्रणष्टे समनन््तत:ः
sañjaya uvāca | nadatṣu dhārtarāṣṭreṣu vijayasya rathaṁ prati | gāṇḍīvasya ca nirghoṣe vipraṇaṣṭe samantataḥ ||
धृतराष्ट्राचे पुत्र विजय (अर्जुन) यांच्या रथाकडे गर्जत धावून येत असता, सर्व बाजूंनी गाण्डीवाची घनघोष टंकार दबली.
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Even when righteous strength seems momentarily obscured by overwhelming opposition (the Gāṇḍīva’s sound being drowned), steadfast leadership and divine-aligned resolve reassert moral clarity—symbolized by Kṛṣṇa’s Pāñcajanya, which restores confidence and direction amid confusion.
Kaurava forces roar and press toward Arjuna’s chariot, creating such tumult that the famed sound of Arjuna’s bow is lost. In response, Kṛṣṇa blows the conch Pāñcajanya with a far-reaching blast, while the warriors assigned to protect Jayadratha remain engaged in the fighting.
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