Shloka 19
भीष्मरक्षण-उद्योगः, शिखण्डि-विवर्जनं, सर्वतोभद्र-व्यूहः
Protection of Bhīṣma, Exemption of Śikhaṇḍin, and the Sarvatobhadra Array
यथैष निनदो घोर: श्रूयते राक्षसेरित: । हैडिम्बो युध्यते नून॑ राज्ञा दुर्योधनेन ह
sañjaya uvāca | yathaiṣa ninado ghoraḥ śrūyate rākṣaseritaḥ | haiḍimbo yudhyate nūnaṁ rājñā duryodhanena ha ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Kung paanong naririnig ang kakila-kilabot na ungol na ito—na binibigkas ng isang rākṣasa—tunay ngang nangangahulugang ang anak ni Haiḍimba, si Ghaṭotkaca, ay ngayon ay nakikipaglaban kay Haring Duryodhana.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights battlefield discernment: from a single sensory sign (a fearsome roar), Sañjaya infers the presence and action of a powerful combatant. Ethically, it underscores how war is read through omens and sounds, and how leaders must interpret signals quickly amid chaos.
A terrifying roar, identified as rākṣasa-like, is heard on the battlefield. Sañjaya concludes that Ghaṭotkaca (Haiḍimba’s son) must be fighting King Duryodhana at that moment.