Shloka 39
धूल मेघोंकी घटा-सी छा गयी। उसमें अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंकी चमक बिजलीकी प्रभाके समान व्याप्त हो रही थी, धनुषोंकी टंकारध्वनि अत्यन्त भयंकर प्रतीत होने लगी ।। बाणशड्खप्रणादाश्न भेरीणां च महास्वना: । रथघोषश्न संजज्ञे सेनयोरुभयोरपि,बाणों, शंखों तथा भेरियोंके सम्मिलित शब्द जोर-जोरसे सुनायी देने लगे। साथ ही दोनों सेनाओंमें रथोंकी घरघराहट भी दूरतक फैलने लगी
bāṇaśaṅkhapraṇādāś ca bherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanāḥ | rathaghoṣaś ca saṃjajñe senayor ubhayor api ||
Sañjaya disse: O bramido das flechas e das conchas, e o grande estrondo dos tambores de guerra, ergueram-se juntos; e o rumor trovejante dos carros também se levantou em ambos os exércitos. O campo era engolido pela poeira como por uma massa de nuvens, enquanto o fulgor das armas se espalhava por ela como relâmpago — um presságio sombrio da violência prestes a irromper.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than doctrinal: it highlights how collective violence gathers momentum through signals, instruments, and weaponry. Ethically, it frames war as an overwhelming force—audible and inescapable—reminding the listener that once conflict is unleashed, it engulfs all sides alike.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the battle has fully surged: arrows hiss, conches blare, drums thunder, and chariots rumble across both armies. The scene conveys the immediate escalation into large-scale combat.