Shloka 34
Somadatta’s Kṣātra-Dharma Accusation; Night Combat, Māyā, and the Fall of Ghaṭotkaca
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 131
निर्जित्य तु रणे कर्ण भीमसेन: प्रतापवान् । ननाद बलवान नादं पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम्,इस प्रकार बलवान एवं प्रतापी भीमसेनने रणभूमिमें कर्णको पराजित करके मेघ- गर्जनाके समान गम्भीर स्वरसे सिंहनाद किया
sañjaya uvāca | nirjitya tu raṇe karṇaṃ bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān | nanāda balavān nādaṃ parjanya-ninada-upamam ||
Sañjaya berkata: Setelah menewaskan kelebihan Karṇa di medan laga, Bhīmasena yang gagah perkasa dan berani melaungkan raungan yang dahsyat—dalam dan bergema seperti dentuman guruh awan hujan. Dalam suasana dharma peperangan, jeritan itu bukan sekadar kesombongan, melainkan tanda terbuka bahawa kelebihan telah berpihak, menggoncang semangat musuh dalam pertarungan yang menguji keperkasaan dan kewajipan tanpa henti.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial success in a dharma-war is expressed through controlled displays of strength that affect morale. The roar functions as a strategic and symbolic act—asserting dominance, encouraging allies, and unsettling opponents—within the kṣatriya code where courage and resolve are central.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma has gained the upper hand over Karṇa in the fighting. After defeating him in that encounter, Bhīma emits a thunder-like lion-roar, signaling victory and intensifying the battlefield’s psychological pressure.