Shloka 403
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
उत्पाता युधि वीराणां जीवितक्षयकारिण: । ये तथा और भी बहुत-से भयंकर उत्पात प्रकट हुए, जो युद्धमें वीरोंकी जीवन-लीलाके विनाशकी सूचना देनेवाले थे
utpātā yudhi vīrāṇāṁ jīvitakṣayakāriṇaḥ | ye tathā, anye 'pi bahavaḥ bhayaṅkarā utpātāḥ prakaṭā abhavan, ye yuddhe vīrāṇāṁ jīvanalīlāvināśasya sūcanā-dāyakāḥ āsan |
सञ्जय उवाच—युधि वीराणां जीवितक्षयकारिण उत्पाताः प्रादुर्भवन्; तथा चान्येऽपि बहवो घोराः उत्पाता दृश्यन्ते स्म, ये रणमध्ये प्राणनाशस्य सूचकाः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma-laden conflict is accompanied by ominous signs: war’s momentum toward mass death is portrayed as ethically weighty, where human choices invite catastrophic consequences that seem mirrored by nature’s portents.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that terrifying omens appeared on the battlefield, specifically indicating imminent loss of life among the warriors—setting a foreboding tone for the violence about to unfold.