Shloka 246
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
दध्मु: शड्खांश्व॒ भेरीश्व ताडयामासुराहवे । महाराज! पाण्डव उस महासमरमें शत्रुओंको जीतकर शंख फूँकने और नगाड़े पीटने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | dadhmuḥ śaṅkhāṃś ca bherīś ca tāḍayāmāsur āhave | mahārāja! pāṇḍavāḥ tasmin mahāsamare śatrūn jitvā śaṅkhān dadhmuḥ bherīś ca tāḍayāmāsuḥ |
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយថា៖ នៅកណ្ដាលសមរភូមិ ពួកគេបានផ្លុំស័ង្ខ និងវាយស្គរសង្គ្រាម។ ឱ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ! ក្រោយឈ្នះសត្រូវក្នុងសង្គ្រាមដ៏ធំនោះ ពណ្ឌវទាំងឡាយបានបន្លឺស័ង្ខ និងវាយស្គរធំៗ ដើម្បីប្រកាសជ័យជម្នះ។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward ritual signals—conch-blowing and drum-beating—function ethically and socially in war: they announce a turning of fortune, strengthen collective resolve, and communicate order and confidence to one’s side. In the Mahābhārata’s frame, such signals often accompany the assertion of a righteous cause and disciplined leadership.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, in a major clash, the Pāṇḍavas gained the upper hand over their opponents and then sounded conches and beat war-drums as a public proclamation of victory on the battlefield.