Shloka 196
सेनासमागमः — The Convergence of Armies
आज म्मु: पृथिवीपाला: कम्पयन्त इवाचलान् । जयद्रथ आदि अन्य राजा, जो सिन्धु और सौवीरदेशके निवासी थे, पर्वतोंको कँपाते हुए-से दुर्योधनके पास आये
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: ājagmuḥ pṛthivīpālāḥ kampayanta ivācalān | Jayadrathādayo 'nye rājānaḥ Sindhu-Sauvīradeśa-nivāsinaḥ parvatān kampayanta iva Duryodhanam upāgaman |
毗湿摩波耶那言：诸王为大地之守护者，来势如同震撼群山。阇耶陀罗他（Jayadratha）及其他居于信度（Sindhu）与苏毗罗（Sauvīra）之君主，挟威势与仪仗而来投杜罗约陀那，仿佛连山岳也为之战栗。此景昭示世间权力如何围绕野心聚拢，使冲突之势愈加膨胀。
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the accumulation of political power and alliances can intensify adharma-driven ambition, creating an unstoppable momentum toward war; it implicitly cautions that might and numbers do not equal righteousness.
Jayadratha and other kings from Sindhu and Sauvīra arrive to join/meet Duryodhana, their grand approach described hyperbolically as if it makes mountains tremble—signaling the consolidation of Kaurava support.