Shloka 59
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
हत॑ भीष्मममन्यन्त श्वेतस्य वशमागतम् । भीष्मके ध्वजको नीचे गिरा देख आपके पुत्रोंने उन्हें श्वेतके वशमें पड़कर मरा हुआ ही माना || ५८ है || पाण्डवाश्चापि संहृष्टा दध्मु: शड्खान् मुदा युता:
pāṇḍavāś cāpi saṁhṛṣṭā dadhmuḥ śaṅkhān mudā yutāḥ
Sañjaya said: “They thought Bhīṣma had been slain and brought under Śveta’s power. The Pāṇḍavas too, exhilarated, joyfully blew their conch-shells.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective signals (like blowing conches) sustain courage and unity in a righteous struggle. Even in war’s ethical tension, disciplined morale and steadfast resolve are presented as part of kṣatriya-dharma when the cause is understood as just.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas, encouraged by the turn of events on the battlefield, exultantly blow their conch-shells. The sound functions as a public declaration of confidence and a rallying signal to their forces.