Shloka 9
Arjuna–Bhīṣma Strategic Engagement and Mutual Arrow-Interdiction (भीष्मार्जुनसमागमः)
शड्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं वारणानां च बृंहितम् । सिंहनादं च सैन्यानां भीमसेनरवो<भ्य भूत्,भीमसेनकी वह गर्जना शंख और दुन्दुभियोंके गम्भीर घोष, गजराजोंके चिग्घाड़नेकी आवाज तथा सैनिकोंके सिंहनादको भी दबाकर सब ओर सुनायी देने लगी
śaṅkha-dundubhi-nirghoṣaṁ vāraṇānāṁ ca bṛṁhitam | siṁha-nādaṁ ca sainyānāṁ bhīmasena-ravo 'bhyabhūt ||
三阇耶说道：毗摩塞那的怒吼腾起并向四方扩散，压过了螺贝与战鼓的深沉轰鸣，压过了战象的长鸣，甚至压过了众军如狮般的呼号——当战斗的暴烈正在聚势之际，这是一种凶猛决意的征兆。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner force and resolve can dominate external noise: Bhīma’s roar symbolizes unwavering courage and the power of a determined will, reminding readers that moral and psychological strength often shapes the course of conflict as much as weapons do.
As the armies prepare amid conches, drums, elephant-trumpets, and soldiers’ shouts, Bhīma’s tremendous roar rises above all other sounds and is heard everywhere, intensifying the battlefield atmosphere and signaling the Pāṇḍava side’s fierce readiness.