Shloka 456
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
हाहेति सहसा शब्द: पाण्डूनां समजायत । शत्रुनाशक द्रोणाचार्यके द्वारा युधिष्ठिरका पीछा होता देख पाण्डवदलमें सहसा हाहाकार मच गया
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सञ्जय उवाच—सहसैव पाण्डवानां बले “हा हा” इति महान् शब्दः समजायत। शत्रुनाशकं द्रोणाचार्यं युधिष्ठिरस्य पृष्ठतोऽनुधावन्तं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवसेना क्षणेन हाहाकारेण व्याप्ता।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological dimension of war: when a dharmic leader like Yudhiṣṭhira is endangered, collective morale can collapse instantly. It underscores how leadership and perceived righteousness shape an army’s emotional stability.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍava forces suddenly raise a distress cry upon seeing Droṇācārya aggressively pursuing Yudhiṣṭhira, causing immediate alarm and commotion in their ranks.