Shloka 90
समागता लोकवीरा: शंखान् दशध्मु: पृथक् पृथक् वासुदेवार्जुनौी वीरौ कर्णशल्यौ च भारत
samāgatā lokavīrāḥ śaṅkhān daśadhmuḥ pṛthak pṛthak | vāsudevārjunau vīrau karṇaśalyau ca bhārata ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—লোকবিখ্যাত বীৰসকল একত্ৰ হ’লে প্ৰত্যেকে পৃথক পৃথকভাৱে নিজৰ শঙ্খ ধ্বনি কৰিলে। হে ভাৰত! বাসুদেৱ আৰু অৰ্জুন, আৰু কৰ্ণ আৰু শল্যেও নিজ নিজ শঙ্খ বজালে॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the martial rite of blowing conches as a public declaration of readiness and resolve. Ethically, it frames war as a solemn, duty-bound undertaking for kṣatriya heroes—where personal valor is displayed, yet the gravity of impending violence is implicitly acknowledged.
As the leading warriors assemble, each blows his conch separately. Sañjaya specifically notes the paired heroes Vāsudeva and Arjuna, and also Karṇa and Śalya, indicating both sides’ champions sounding the formal signal that battle is about to commence.