Shloka 33
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
ततो हाहाकृतं सैन्यं तव सर्व जनाधिप । हतं सम मेनिरे सर्वे तावकास्तं विशाम्पते,नरेश्वरर फिर तो आपकी सारी सेनामें हाहाकार मच गया। प्रजानाथ! आपके समस्त योद्धाओंने यह मान लिया कि अभश्वत्थामा मारा गया
tato hāhākṛtaṃ sainyaṃ tava sarva janādhipa | hataṃ saṃmenire sarve tāvakās taṃ viśāṃpate ||
ततो हाहाकृतं सैन्यं तव सर्वं जनाधिप । हतं सममन्यन्त सर्वे तावकास्तं विशाम्पते ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, perception can overpower reality: rumor and sudden belief can collapse morale and drive collective decisions. Ethically, it warns that unverified claims—especially about life and death—can become instruments that manipulate outcomes and intensify adharma.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a great outcry arose in the Kaurava host because the warriors came to believe that Aśvatthāmā had been killed. This marks a turning point in battlefield mood, signaling shock and confusion across the army.