Shloka 263
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
पश्यतां पाण्डुपुत्राणां सिंहनादं ननाद च । भारत! फिर शल्यने दो बाणोंसे राजा युधिष्ठिरकी उस शतघ्नीको भी पाण्डवोंके देखते-देखते काट डाला और सिंहके समान दहाड़ना आरम्भ किया
paśyatāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ siṃhanādaṃ nanāda ca |
सञ्जय उवाच—पश्यतां पाण्डुपुत्राणां स शल्यः सिंहनादं ननाद। ततः स द्वाभ्यां बाणाभ्यां युधिष्ठिरस्य शतघ्नीं पाण्डवानां पुरतः चिच्छेद।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya battlefield ethos: public displays of fearlessness and dominance (such as a lion-like roar) are used to strengthen one’s own side and unsettle the enemy, reflecting how psychological force accompanies physical combat.
In the presence of the Pāṇḍavas, a warrior roars like a lion—an emphatic battle-cry signaling confidence and challenge amid the ongoing fighting.