Shloka 103
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
अवादयन दुन्दुभी श्र शतशश्वैव पुष्करान् । सिंहनादांश्व विविधान् विनेदु: पुरुषर्षभा:,उन श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंने सैकड़ों दुन्दुभियाँ और नगारे बजाये तथा अनेक प्रकारसे सिंह- गर्जनाएँ कीं
avādayan dundubhīḥ ca śataśaś caiva puṣkarān | siṃhanādāṃś ca vividhān vineduḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then the foremost of men sounded hundreds of kettledrums and great war-drums, and they raised many kinds of lion-like roars—an exultant clamor that steels resolve and proclaims readiness for battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos of steadfastness and collective resolve: disciplined courage is reinforced through shared signals—drums and battle-cries—that unify warriors and announce readiness to uphold their chosen duty in war.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene where leading warriors create a thunderous martial uproar—beating drums and roaring like lions—signaling the army’s excitement, confidence, and preparation as hostilities intensify.