Shloka 13
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 20 — Yudhiṣṭhira–Duryodhana Encounter and Escalation of Arms
बाणज्यातलशब्देन द्यां दिश: प्रदिशो वियत् । पृथिवीं नेमिघोषेण नादयन्तो<5भ्ययु: परान्,रथी वीर अपने बाणसहित धनुषकी प्रत्यंचाकी टंकारध्वनि एवं रथके पहियोंकी घर्घराहटसे आकाश, अन्तरिक्ष, दिशा, विदिशा तथा भूतलको शब्दायमान करते हुए शत्रुओंपर चढ़ आये
bāṇajyātalaśabdena dyāṃ diśaḥ pradiśo viyat | pṛthivīṃ nemighoṣeṇa nādayanto 'bhyayuḥ parān ||
三阇耶说道：弓弦的锐响与战车轮辋的轰鸣交织，诸勇士使苍穹、四方与间方、空际乃至大地尽皆震响；在雷霆般的喧声中，他们向敌军汹涌推进。此偈凸显战斗压倒性的势头——武艺与群力合流，逼压对手，在战争的混沌里考验人的决心与职责。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective martial action creates an overwhelming force that tests courage and duty; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such battlefield momentum intensifies the kṣatriya’s obligation to stand firm, even amid fear and confusion.
Sañjaya describes warriors advancing on their foes; the twang of bowstrings and the rumble of chariot wheels are so loud that they seem to make sky, directions, and earth reverberate, signaling a fierce charge into battle.