Shloka 443
दभ्मतुर्मुदिती शड्खौ वासुदेवधनंजयौ । भरतश्रेष्ठ! रणभूमिमें आपके योद्धाओंको जीतकर प्रसन्नतासे भरे हुए भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन अपना-अपना शंख बजाने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | dadhmatuḥ muditau śaṅkhau vāsudeva-dhanañjayau | bharataśreṣṭha! raṇabhūmau tava yodhān jitvā praharṣa-pūrṇau bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇaś cārjunaś ca sva-sva-śaṅkhaṃ dadhmatuḥ ||
Sañjaya said: O best of the Bharatas, on the battlefield, after overcoming your warriors, Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), filled with joy, blew their respective conches. The sound marks not mere triumph but a deliberate proclamation of resolve and righteous purpose amid the moral weight of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward acts in war—like blowing the conch—function as ethical and psychological signals: steadfastness, unity of purpose, and confidence grounded in dharma. It frames victory not as cruelty but as the fulfillment of a chosen duty under the guidance of Kṛṣṇa.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, having gained the upper hand over Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s forces, joyfully blow their conches. The act announces their momentum and rallies their side while unsettling the opposing army.