Shloka 74
सिंहनादस्ततो घोर: पाण्डवानामभूत् तदा । तथैव तव पुत्राश्च नेदुर्भीष्मजयैषिण:,तदनन्तर पाण्डवोंकी सेनामें घोर सिंहनाद हुआ। इसी प्रकार भीष्मकी विजय चाहनेवाले आपके पुत्र भी उस समय गर्जना करने लगे
saṃjaya uvāca | siṃhanādas tato ghoraḥ pāṇḍavānām abhūt tadā | tathaiva tava putrāś ca nedur bhīṣmajayaiṣiṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Lalu bangkitlah dari bala tentera Pāṇḍava suatu ngauman singa yang menggerunkan. Demikian juga, putera-putera tuanku—yang mendambakan kemenangan Bhīṣma—turut melaungkan pekik perang mereka.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective morale and loyalty to leaders (here, Bhīṣma) intensify determination in conflict; it also hints at the ethical tension of war where courage and devotion can serve opposing causes.
As the armies face each other, the Pāṇḍavas raise a fearsome lion-like roar; immediately, the Kauravas—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons—respond with their own shouts, motivated by the wish that Bhīṣma will prevail.