Shloka 59
Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)
महता शड्खनादेन रथनेमिस्वनेन च । ऊर्ध्व॑ धुन्वन् महारेणुं कम्पयंश्वापि मेदिनीम्,वे महान् शंखनाद तथा रथके पहियोंकी घर्घराहटसे पृथ्वीको कैँपाते और धूलका महान् ढेर ऊपर उड़ाते हुए वहाँ आये थे। युधिष्ठिरकी सेनाका कोलाहल सुनकर कृततवर्मा, कृपाचार्य और अश्व॒त्थामा तीनों महारथी राजा दुर्योधनसे इस प्रकार बोले--
mahātā śaṅkhanādena rathanemisvanena ca | ūrdhvaṃ dhunvan mahāreṇuṃ kampayaṃś cāpi medinīm ||
三阇耶说道：伴随着震天的海螺号声与战车轮辋的轰鸣，他们来到那里，扬起漫天尘云，使大地亦为之战栗。听到坚战军的喧嚣，三位大车战士——克利多跋摩、克利波阿阇梨与阿湿婆他摩——便如此对都利约陀那王说道。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war amplifies collective emotion—noise, dust, and trembling earth become symbols of escalating conflict. Ethically, it frames the battlefield as a space where leaders must respond to overwhelming momentum with discernment, since martial spectacle can cloud judgment and intensify destructive resolve.
Sañjaya describes the arrival and advance marked by conch-blasts and chariot-wheel thunder, raising dust and shaking the ground. Hearing the tumult from Yudhiṣṭhira’s forces, Kṛtavarmā, Kṛpācārya, and Aśvatthāmā prepare to speak to Duryodhana, setting up counsel or a tactical response.