Shloka 45
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६२: वासुदेवमहात्म्यप्रशंसा (देव–ब्रह्मसंवादः)
एवमुक्ते तु भीष्मेण पुत्रास्तव जनेश्वर । दध्मु: शड्खान् मुदा युक्ता भेरी: संजध्निरे भूशम्,जनेश्वर! भीष्मके ऐसा कहनेपर आपके पुत्र आनन्दमग्न होकर जोर-जोरसे शंख बजाने और डंका पीटने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | evam ukte tu bhīṣmeṇa putrās tava janeśvara | dadhmuḥ śaṅkhān mudā yuktā bherīḥ sañjaghnire bhūśam ||
Sañjaya sprach: Als Bhīṣma so gesprochen hatte, o Herr der Menschen, bliesen deine Söhne voller Freude die Muschelhörner und schlugen die Kriegstrommeln laut.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective excitement and pride can quickly escalate toward conflict: the Kauravas respond to Bhishma’s words not with ethical restraint but with celebratory war-signals, illustrating the psychological momentum that drives societies into violence.
After Bhishma speaks, Dhritarashtra’s sons (the Kauravas) rejoice and loudly sound conches and beat war-drums, signaling readiness for battle and boosting morale on their side.