Shloka 17
Karma-Yoga, Yajña-Cakra, and the Governance of Desire (कर्मयोग–यज्ञचक्र–कामनिग्रह)
काश्यश्व परमेष्वास: शिखण्डी च महारथ: । धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्न॒ सात्यकिश्वापराजित:,श्रेष्ठ धनुषवाले काशिराज और महारथी शिखण्डी एवं धृष्टद्युम्न तथा राजा विराट और अजेय सात्यकि, राजा ट्रुपद एवं द्रौपदीके पाँचों पुत्र और बड़ी भुजावाले सुभद्रापुत्र अभिमन्यु--इन सभीने, हे राजन! (सब ओरसे) अलग- अलग शंख बजाये
sa f1jaya uv01ca |
k015bya5bva parame 63v01sa 25 5bikha 47 0d2b ca mah01ratha 25 |
dh 5b 63 6dadyumno vir01 6da5b ca s01tyaki5b c01par01jita 25 ||
Sanjaya said: K015bya5bva, the foremost of archers, and 5aikha 47 0d2b, a great chariot-warrior; Dh 5b 63 6dadyumna, King Vir01 6da, and S01tyaki the unconqueredthese heroes, O King, each sounded his conch separately on all sides. The scene underscores disciplined readiness and collective resolve on the side of dharma as the armies formally enter the moral gravity of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action is framed by dharma: the heroes act in an ordered, disciplined manner, publicly declaring readiness and unity. The conch-sounding functions as a moral and psychological proclamationcourage joined to responsibility rather than chaos or private aggression.
Sanjaya lists prominent P01 47 0dava-side warriors and reports that they sound their conches in different directions, signaling the formal commencement of battle and rallying their forces.