Shloka 12
भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement
देवदत्तं च कौन्तेय: पाउ्चजन्यं च केशव: । शब्दस्तु देवदत्तस्य धनंजयसमीरित:
devadattaṃ ca kaunteyaḥ pāñcajanyaṃ ca keśavaḥ | śabdastu devadattasya dhanañjaya-samīritaḥ ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಕೌಂತೇಯ ಅರ್ಜುನನು ‘ದೇವದತ್ತ’ ಎಂಬ ಶಂಖವನ್ನು ಊದಿದನು; ಕೇಶವ (ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ)ನು ‘ಪಾಂಚಜನ್ಯ’ ಶಂಖವನ್ನು ಊದಿದನು; ಧನಂಜಯನು ಊದಿದ ದೇವದತ್ತದ ನಾದವು ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿಸಿತು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how righteous intent and disciplined resolve are expressed through sanctioned, communal signals. The conch-blast functions as a dharmic proclamation: action in war is not mere violence but a duty undertaken with clarity, leadership, and alignment with a higher moral order.
Sañjaya reports the battlefield moment when Arjuna blows his conch Devadatta and Kṛṣṇa blows Pāñcajanya. Their blasts announce readiness and rally their side, marking a formal escalation into combat and setting the tone of determination.