Shloka 53
घोरो निनादः प्रबभौ नरेन्द्र वज्ाहतानामिव पर्वतानाम् | वे सोनेकी पाँखवाले बाण भीमसेनके बाणोंसे दो-दो तीन-तीन टुकड़ोंमें कटकर गिर गये। राजन! नरेन्द्र! तत्पश्चात् श्रेष्ठ रजाओंकी मण्डलीमें भीमसेनके द्वारा मारे गये हाथियों
sañjaya uvāca |
ghoro ninādaḥ prababhau narendra vajrāhatānām iva parvatānām |
三阇耶曰：大王啊，忽有可怖轰鸣迸发，宛如群山遭金刚雷霆击中而崩裂。于那诸王战阵之会中，当毗摩塞那之矢射倒战象、战车、战马与步卒之时，凄厉哀号遍传行列，回响如不可抗拒之力所致的覆灭。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the catastrophic human cost of war: martial power may appear ‘thunderbolt-like,’ yet it manifests as collective anguish. The epic’s ethical undertone is that victory and prowess are inseparable from suffering, inviting reflection on restraint and responsibility in kṣatriya conflict.
Sañjaya reports to the king that a terrifying uproar rises on the battlefield. The sound is compared to mountains splitting under a thunderbolt, as Bhīmasena’s arrows bring down many combatants and mounts, producing widespread cries of pain and panic.