Mahabharata 9.21.6 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 6
Adhyāya 21 — Duryodhanasya bāṇavarṣaḥ
Duryodhana’s Arrow-Storm and the Dust-Obscured Engagements
वहाँ कृतवर्माका शत्रुओंके साथ होनेवाला युद्ध अत्यन्त आश्चर्यजनक प्रतीत होता था; क्योंकि उसने अकेले ही दुर्जय पाण्डव-सेनाकी प्रगति रोक दी थी ।।
sañjaya uvāca | teṣām anyonya-suhṛdāṃ kṛte karmaṇi duṣkare | siṃhanādaḥ prahṛṣṭānāṃ divi spṛk sumahān abhūt ||
Sañjaya berkata: Tatkala Kṛtavarman menunaikan keberanian yang sukar itu demi para pahlawan Kaurava yang saling menginginkan kesejahteraan, para kesatria yang bersukacita melaungkan raungan singa yang dahsyat, seakan-akan menyentuh langit. Dalam dharma perang yang keras, pendiriannya seorang diri—menahan kemaraan bala Pāṇḍava yang sukar ditundukkan—menjadi titik himpunan persaudaraan dan tekad kepahlawanan, walaupun pada masa yang sama ia memperhebat keganasan hari itu.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights how a single arduous deed performed for comrades can transform collective morale. Ethically, it shows the battlefield tension between loyalty to one’s side (mutual well-wishing and solidarity) and the escalating harm that such valor can enable within war.
Kṛtavarman performs a difficult martial exploit that benefits the Kaurava forces—described in the surrounding narration as checking the advance of the formidable Pāṇḍava host. The Kaurava warriors, overjoyed, respond with a thunderous lion-like shout that echoes as if reaching the sky.
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