Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 37
शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्
Rout after Śalya’s fall; Bhīma’s mace engagement; Duryodhana’s rally
अभ्यवर्तन्त वेगेन जयगृद्धा: प्रहारिण: । बाणशब्दरवान् कृत्वा विमिश्रान् शड्खनिः:स्वनै:
abhyavartanta vegena jayagṛddhāḥ prahāriṇaḥ | bāṇaśabdaravān kṛtvā vimiśrān śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: Siegessüchtig und wild im Angriff stürmten die Helden der Pāṇḍavas mit großer Geschwindigkeit heran, um uns zu stellen. Während sie vorrückten, erfüllten Zischen und Brausen ihrer Pfeile die Luft, vermischt mit den dröhnenden Muschelhörnern—ein Ansturm, der ihren Entschluss verkündete und das unerbittliche Gesetz der Schlacht, in der nach schweren Verlusten jede Seite nach dem Sieg ringt.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of determined engagement: after losses, warriors recommit to their duty and objective (victory), advancing with discipline and coordinated signals (conches) alongside lethal action (arrows).
Sañjaya describes the Pandava champions rushing forward at high speed to confront the Kaurava side, filling the battlefield with the combined din of whistling arrows and blaring conches.