Shloka 366
अशृण्वतः स्वनं तस्य का शान्ति्दयस्य मे । “अभिमन्युका स्वर वीणाकी ध्वनिके समान सुखद, मनोहर तथा कोयलकी काकलीके तुल्य मधुर था। उसे न सुननेपर मेरे हृदयको क्या शान्ति मिलेगी?
aśṛṇvataḥ svanaṃ tasya kā śāntir hṛdayasya me |
अशृण्वतः स्वनं तस्य का शान्तिर्हृदयस्य मे । अभिमन्योः स्वरः पूर्वं वीणानिनादसन्निभः, कोकिलकाकलीतुल्यो मधुरो मनोहरः; तं विना श्रवणं कृत्वा कथं मे हृदि शान्तयः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid dharma-driven warfare, the human heart remains vulnerable to affection and loss; remembrance of virtue and sweetness (here symbolized by Abhimanyu’s voice) becomes both solace and torment, revealing the ethical cost of war beyond victory and defeat.
Sanjaya, narrating events to Dhritarashtra, expresses anguish that without hearing ‘his’ sound—understood in context as Abhimanyu’s beloved voice—his heart cannot be consoled; the verse underscores mourning and emotional aftermath within the Drona Parva war narrative.