Shloka 32
Nakula’s Engagement with Citra-sena and Karṇa’s Sons; Śalya Re-stabilizes the Kaurava Host
शूराणां हर्षजननी भीरूणां भयवर्धनी । प्रावर्तत नदी रौद्रा कुरुसूजजयसंकुला,वह भयंकर नदी शूरवीरोंके लिये हर्षजनक तथा कायरोंके लिये भय बढ़ानेवाली थी। कौरवों और सूंजयोंके समुदायसे वह व्याप्त हो रही थी
śūrāṇāṁ harṣa-jananī bhīrūṇāṁ bhaya-vardhanī | prāvartata nadī raudrā kuru-sūñjaya-saṅkulā ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “แม่น้ำอันดุร้ายนั้นเป็นเหตุให้ผู้กล้าชื่นบาน แต่เพิ่มพูนความหวาดผวาแก่ผู้ขลาด และแน่นขนัดด้วยหมู่คุรุและสูญชัย.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts inner dispositions under the same external danger: the brave experience uplift and resolve, while the fearful become more frightened. Ethically, it implies that character (steadfastness vs. timidity) shapes one’s response to crisis, making the battlefield a proving ground of courage and self-mastery.
Sañjaya describes the battle as a raging river that has begun to surge, packed with the hosts of the Kurus and the Sūñjayas. The image conveys the overwhelming, unstoppable momentum of combat and the mixed psychological impact it has on different warriors.