Shloka 39
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
तथा गजानू प्रभिन्नांश्व॒ सम्प्रभिन्ना महागजा:
tathā gajānu prabhinnāṁśva samprabhinnā mahāgajāḥ
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Gayundin, ang malalaking elepante ay nasa ganap na musth—may ilan na umaagos ang likido sa may sentido—sumasalakay at rumaragasa sa gitna ng kaguluhan ng digmaan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than didactic: it underscores how war unleashes uncontrollable forces—symbolized by musth elephants—suggesting the ethical danger of violence once it escalates beyond restraint.
Sañjaya reports the battlefield scene: mighty elephants, inflamed in musth with streaming temples, are charging and surging, intensifying the chaos and ferocity of the fighting.