Shloka 11
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
अत्यन्तवैरिणं दृप्तं दृष्टवा शत्रुं तथागतम् । ननाद शकुनी राजंस्तपान्ते जलदो यथा
atyantavairiṇaṃ dṛptaṃ dṛṣṭvā śatruṃ tathāgatam | nanāda śakuni rājaṃs tapānte jalado yathā ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, melihat musuhnya yang paling dibenci—angkuh dan sombong—terbaring dalam keadaan demikian, Śakuni mengaum kuat bagaikan awan hujan yang berdentum di penghujung musim panas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implicitly critiques triumphalism: gloating over a fallen foe—especially with pride and loud display—reveals inner cruelty and perpetuates enmity, undermining the ethical restraint (dharma) that should temper conduct even in war.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Śakuni, upon seeing his fiercest enemy brought low and lying in that condition, bursts into loud, thunder-like roaring—compared to a monsoon cloud rumbling at the end of summer.