Shloka 30
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १८: संशप्तकगणयुद्धे अर्जुनस्यास्त्रप्रयोगः
Drona Parva, Chapter 18: Arjuna’s astra-deployment against the Saṃśaptakas
एवमुक्तास्तु ते राजन्नुदक्रोशन् मुहुर्मुहुः । शड्खांश्व॒ दश्मिरे वीरा हर्षयन्त: परस्परम्,राजन! त्रिगर्तराजके ऐसा कहनेपर वे सभी वीर बारंबार गर्जना करने और एक-दूसरेमें हर्ष एवं उत्साह भरते हुए शंख बजाने लगे
evamuktās tu te rājan udakrośan muhur muhuḥ | śaṅkhāṃś ca daśmire vīrā harṣayantaḥ parasparam ||
قال سانجيا: «يا أيها الملك، لما خوطبوا بذلك، أطلق أولئك الأبطال صيحاتٍ مدوّية مرارًا؛ وراحوا يبهجون بعضهم بعضًا ويُشعلون الحماسة المتبادلة، ثم نفخوا في أصدافهم (الأبواق الصدفية).»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective emotion—cheering, mutual encouragement, and ritualized signals like conch-blowing—can rapidly intensify resolve in war. Ethically, it shows the power of group reinforcement: it can strengthen courage, but it can also propel people toward violent action once a martial commitment is made.
After being addressed (in context, the Trigarṭa warriors are urged on), the warriors repeatedly roar and then blow their conches, actively stirring one another’s enthusiasm and readiness for battle, while Sañjaya reports this to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.