Shloka 17
अध्याय ४ — दुर्योधनस्य असंधि-निश्चयः
Duryodhana’s Refusal of Reconciliation
सिंहनादाच्च भीमस्य पाञज्चजन्यस्वनेन च । गाण्डीवस्य च निर्घोषात् सम्मुहान्ते मनांसि न:,'भीमसेनके सिंहनाद, पांचजन्य शंखकी ध्वनि और गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकारसे हमारा दिल दहल उठता है
siṃhanādāc ca bhīmasya pāñcajanyasvanena ca | gāṇḍīvasya ca nirghoṣāt sammuhyante manāṃsi naḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Pada raungan Bhīma laksana singa, pada dentuman sangkakala Pāñcajanya, dan pada bunyi petir sentakan busur Gāṇḍīva, hati kami menjadi kacau dan gementar.” Dalam suasana perang yang sarat dharma, bunyi-bunyi itu bukan sekadar hingar, melainkan gelora tekad yang benar yang menggoncang keyakinan pihak lawan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how symbols of steadfast resolve—Bhīma’s roar, Kṛṣṇa’s conch, and Arjuna’s bow—can morally and psychologically unsettle opponents; inner confidence and dharmic determination often decide outcomes as much as weapons do.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pandava side’s battle-signals resound powerfully, causing the Kaurava camp’s hearts and minds to waver and become confused.