Shloka 196
रथा: स्वनन्ति चात्यर्थ हयाश्वाश्रूण्यवासृजन् । माननीय नरेश! द्रोणाचार्यके शस्त्र चलने लगे, रथसे बड़े जोरकी आवाज उठने लगी और घोड़े आँसू बहाने लगे
rathāḥ svananti cātyarthaṃ hayāśvāśrūṇy avāsṛjan | mānanīya nareśa! droṇācāryake śastra calane lage, rathase baṛe jorakī āvāja uṭhane lagī aura ghoṛe ā̃sū bahāne lage
Sañjaya berkata: Kereta-kereta perang bergema dengan dentuman yang amat dahsyat, dan kuda-kuda menitis air mata. Wahai raja yang mulia! Tatkala senjata Droṇācārya mula bergerak dalam tindakan, dari kereta bangkit deru seperti guruh, dan bahkan tunggangan itu sendiri menangis—suatu petanda buruk bahawa keganasan pertempuran telah melampaui ukuran manusia biasa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames extreme battlefield violence as morally and cosmically weighty: even non-human participants (horses) appear to react with grief, suggesting that adharma and excessive destruction generate ominous signs and collective suffering beyond the warriors themselves.
Sañjaya reports to the king that as Droṇa’s weapons are set into fierce motion, the chariots thunder loudly and the horses shed tears—an evocative, ominous description heightening the dread and intensity of the battle scene.