Shloka 37
द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः
सिंहनादान् भृशं चक्र: शड्खान् द्मुश्न हर्षिता: । भेरीक्ष वादयामासुर्मुदड्भां श्षानके: सह,उन्होंने हर्षित होकर बारंबार सिंहनाद किये और बहुत-से शंख बजाये; साथ ही उन्होंने भेरी, मृदंग और आनक आदि वाद्योंको भी बजवाया
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Sañjaya said: Rejoicing, they repeatedly raised lion-like battle-cries and blew many conches; and together they also sounded the kettledrums, the mṛdaṅga, and the ānaka drums—deliberately stirring martial ardor and collective resolve for the clash to come.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sound and ritualized signals (conches, drums, battle-cries) are used to unify a group, intensify courage, and publicly declare commitment to action. Ethically, it underscores the power of collective emotion in warhow enthusiasm can be deliberately amplified, for good or ill, and thus calls for discernment about what one is being rallied toward.
As the battle atmosphere heightens, the warriors (as reported by Sanjaya) exultantly roar and sound conches and war-drums. This is a formal martial proclamation: the army is energizing itself and signaling readiness for the next phase of combat in the Drona Parva.