Shloka 37
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
पत्तीनां द्रवतां चैव पादशब्देन मेदिनी
pattīnāṃ dravatāṃ caiva pādaśabdena medinī
Sañjaya berkata: Ketika derap kaki askar infantri yang melarikan diri bergemuruh, bumi seakan-akan turut bergaung dan bergetar—gambaran keruntuhan di medan perang, apabila takut dan kacau-bilau mengatasi kewajipan yang berdisiplin.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war tests dharma: when courage and order fail, collective fear spreads, and even the earth’s ‘response’ becomes a metaphor for the moral and social upheaval caused by panic and retreat.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where infantrymen are running—likely in rout—so that the noise of their feet makes the ground seem to rumble, conveying the scale of the flight and the chaos in the army.