Shloka 58
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
संजय उवाच एवं संदर्शयन् कृष्णो रणभूमिं किरीटिने । स्वै: समेत: समुदितै: पाउ्चजन्यं व्यनादयत्,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! इस प्रकार किरीटधारी अर्जुनको रणभूमिका दृश्य दिखाते हुए भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने वहाँ जुटे हुए स्वजनोंसहित पांचजन्य शंख बजाया
sañjaya uvāca evaṃ saṃdarśayan kṛṣṇo raṇabhūmiṃ kirīṭine | svaiḥ sametaḥ samuditaiḥ pāñcajanyaṃ vyanādayat ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, demikianlah, sambil memperlihatkan pemandangan medan perang kepada Arjuna sang pemakai mahkota, Kṛṣṇa—dikelilingi para pengikutnya yang telah berkumpul—meniup sangkakala Pāñcajanya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical leadership in war: Kṛṣṇa does not merely command Arjuna but first makes him clearly see the battlefield reality, then gives a decisive signal (the conch) that steadies resolve and marks commitment to a dharmic course of action.
Sañjaya narrates to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛṣṇa, after showing Arjuna the battlefield situation, sounds his conch Pāñcajanya while accompanied by his assembled supporters—an audible proclamation that the moment for action has arrived.