Shloka 50
उपायधर्म-सेनायोगः
Upāya-dharma and Senāyoga: Expedient Ethics & Army Deployment
क्षेयेडा: किलकिलाशब्दा: क्रकचा गोविषाणिका: । भेरीमृदज़पणवान् नादयेयु: पुराश्चरान्
kṣeyeḍāḥ kila-kilā-śabdāḥ krakacā go-viṣāṇikāḥ | bherī-mṛdaṅga-paṇavān nādayeyuḥ purāścarān ||
ビーシュマは言った。「軍の先頭を進む者たちは、轟く戦叫びと歓呼をあげ、また楽器——クラカチャ（krakaca）、牛角の角笛（go-viṣāṇikā）、そしてビーリー（bherī）・ムリダンガ（mṛdaṅga）・パナヴァ（paṇava）などの大太鼓——を鳴らせ。そうすれば兵は秩序と自信をもって進み、敵の胆力は揺らぐ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, effective leadership emphasizes order, coordination, and morale. Bhīṣma highlights organized signals—cries and instruments—to unify the army’s movement and strengthen resolve.
Bhīṣma gives practical counsel about how the troops at the front should advance: raising loud cries and sounding horns and drums so the army moves forward with confidence and a clear martial rhythm.