Shloka 79
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
कौरवेषु निवृत्तेषु पाण्डवा जितकाशिन: । सिंहनादान् भृशं चक्र: शड्खान् दश्मुश्न भारत,भारत! कौरवोंके निवृत्त हो जानेपर विजयसे उल्लसित होनेवाले पाण्डव बारंबार सिंहनाद करने और शंख बजाने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | kauraveṣu nivṛtteṣu pāṇḍavā jitakāśinaḥ | siṃhanādān bhṛśaṃ cakruḥ śaṅkhān daśmuś ca bhārata ||
Sañjaya said: When the Kauravas had withdrawn, the Pāṇḍavas—radiant with the joy of victory—raised repeated lion-roars and blew their conches loudly, O Bhārata. The scene marks a surge of morale and proclamation of success, even as the war’s ethical weight remains present beneath the triumphal sounds.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-war convention of publicly signaling success—through lion-roars and conch blasts—showing how collective morale and proclamation of victory function within dharma-based martial culture, even amid the grave ethical costs of war.
After the Kaurava forces withdraw, the Pāṇḍavas, elated by their advantage, repeatedly roar like lions and blow conches loudly, marking a moment of battlefield momentum and psychological dominance.