Shloka 633
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
बभूव धार्तराष्ट्राणां सिंहनादरवस्तथा । उस समय भेरी, शंख, मृदंग और धनुषोंकी ध्वनि सब ओर फैल रही थी तथा दुर्योधनके सैनिक सिंहके समान दहाड़ रहे थे
babhūva dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ siṃhanāda-ravas tathā |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Umalingawngaw sa hanay ng mga anak ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra ang ungol na tila leon. Noon, kumalat sa lahat ng dako ang tunog ng mga tambol, mga kabibe, mga tambol na mṛdaṅga, at ang lagitik ng mga busog, habang ang hukbo ni Duryodhana ay sumisigaw at umuungal na parang mga leon—isang lantad na pagpapakita ng tapang sa digmaan na lalo pang nagpapabigat sa tensiyong moral ng labang pinapaandar ng ambisyon at pagmamataas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war amplifies pride and collective frenzy through sound and spectacle. Ethically, it underscores the contrast between outward confidence (roars, drums, conches) and the inner question of dharma—whether the cause is just—reminding readers that loud triumphalism does not validate righteousness.
Sañjaya describes the Kaurava side surging with noise: instruments and the twang of bows resound everywhere, and Duryodhana’s soldiers roar like lions. It sets the battlefield atmosphere and signals the Kauravas’ aggressive readiness at this stage of the Karṇa Parva.