Shloka 137
भीमश्न वृष्णिसिंहश्न युधामन्युश्चव भारत । उत्तमौजाश्च विक्रान्त: शंखान् दध्मु: पृथक् पृथक्,भारत! तत्पश्चात् भीमसेन, वृष्णिवंशके सिंह, युधामन्यु और पराक्रमी उत्तमौजाने पृथक्-पृथक् शंख बजाये
sañjaya uvāca |
bhīmaś ca vṛṣṇisiṃhaś ca yudhāmanyuś ca bhārata |
uttamaujāś ca vikrāntaḥ śaṅkhān dadhmuḥ pṛthak pṛthak ||
Sañjaya said: O Bhārata, Bhīma, the lion among the Vṛṣṇis, Yudhāmanyu, and the valiant Uttamaujā each blew their conches separately—an emphatic martial signal that steadied their side and proclaimed readiness for the righteous struggle unfolding on the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, disciplined coordination and steadfast courage matter: the separate conch-blasts function as a moral and strategic affirmation of resolve, strengthening one’s side to act firmly in what it believes to be a dharmic cause.
Sañjaya reports that key Pāṇḍava-aligned warriors—Bhīma, the foremost Vṛṣṇi hero, Yudhāmanyu, and Uttamaujā—each blow their conches individually, signaling readiness and rallying their troops in the ongoing battle of Droṇa Parva.