Shloka 2
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
प्रययौ रथघोषेण सिंहनादरवेण च । वादित्राणां च निनदैः कम्पयज्निव मेदिनीम्
prayayau rathaghoṣeṇa siṃhanādaraveṇa ca | vāditrāṇāṃ ca ninadaiḥ kampayann iva medinīm ||
प्रययौ रथघोषेण सिंहनादरवेण च । वादित्राणां च निनदैः कम्पयन्निव मेदिनीम् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the outward splendour of war—roars, cries, and instruments—can generate awe and intimidation, reminding readers that martial power often advances through spectacle as much as through righteousness; ethical judgment must look beyond noise and display.
Sañjaya describes a warrior advancing in his chariot amid thunderous rumbling, lion-like shouts, and the din of war-instruments, so intense that it seems to shake the earth—signalling the escalation and ferocity of the battle scene.