Shloka 12
वाहनानि च सर्वाणि शकृन्मूत्र॑ प्रसुखुवु: । शब्देन तस्य वीरस्य सिंहस्येवेतरे मृगा:,जैसे सिंहकी आवाज सुनकर दूसरे वन्य पशु भयभीत हो जाते हैं, उसी प्रकार वीर भीमसेनकी गर्जनासे भयभीत हो कौरव-सेनाके समस्त वाहन मल-मूत्र करने लगे
vāhanāni ca sarvāṇi śakṛn-mūtraṁ prasukhuvuḥ | śabdena tasya vīrasya siṁhasyevetare mṛgāḥ ||
Wika ni Sanjaya: Sa tunog ng ungol ng bayaning iyon, ang lahat ng sasakyan sa hukbong Kaurava ay napadumi at napaihi—gaya ng ibang hayop sa gubat na nanginginig sa takot kapag narinig ang sigaw ng leon.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral-psychological dimension of war: fear and loss of composure can defeat strength and equipment. A warrior’s presence and reputation can break an opponent’s confidence, showing that inner steadiness is as decisive as outer force.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield reaction to a hero’s thunderous roar (understood here as Bhīma’s): the Kaurava host’s mounts and vehicles panic so intensely that they void excrement and urine, compared to forest animals terrified by a lion’s cry.