Shloka 231
अध्याय ५५ — भीष्मस्य प्रचण्डविक्रमः, अर्जुनप्रत्युत्तरं, कृष्णस्य चक्रोद्यतिः
Chapter 55: Bhīṣma’s onslaught, Arjuna’s counter, and Kṛṣṇa’s raised discus
ततस्ते तावका: सर्वे हृष्टा युद्धाय भारत । दध्मु: शड्खान् मुदा युक्ता: सिंहनादांस्तथोन्नदन्
tataste tāvakāḥ sarve hṛṣṭā yuddhāya bhārata | dadhmuḥ śaṅkhān mudā yuktāḥ siṃhanādāṃstathonnadan |
Sanjaya said: Then all those on your side, O Bharata, delighted and eager for battle, blew their conches in joy and raised lion-like roars.
(संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the thrill of impending conflict can unify and energize an army, yet it also implicitly warns that joy in violence may mask the deeper ethical weight of war and its consequences.
As the battle is about to commence, Sanjaya reports that the Kaurava side becomes jubilant, blowing conches and shouting loudly like lions—an audible sign of readiness and aggressive confidence.