Shloka 32
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
शड्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं वादित्राणां च निः:स्वनम्
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaṃ vāditrāṇāṃ ca niḥsvanam
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ເກີດສຽງດັງກັບຟ້າຮ້ອງຂອງຫອຍສັງຂ໌ ແລະກອງດຸນດຸບີ ພ້ອມທັງສຽງກັງວານຂອງເຄື່ອງດົນຕີສົງຄາມອື່ນໆດ້ວຍ.” ໃນບັນຍາກາດທາງທຳຂອງມະຫາກາບ ສຽງສົງຄາມທີ່ພອງຂຶ້ນນີ້ເປັນໝາຍເຖິງຄວາມຕັ້ງໃຈຮ່ວມຂອງກອງທັບທີ່ກຳລັງເຂົ້າສູ່ການປະລະທີ່ຊີ້ຊະຕາ—ເອີ້ນຫາຄວາມກ້າຫານແລະໜ້າທີ່ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຄ່າແຫ່ງຄວາມຮຸນແຮງກໍຄອບຄຸມຢູ່ເທິງທຸກຄົນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how collective action in war is preceded and energized by signals—conches and drums—that awaken courage and a sense of duty; ethically, it reminds the reader that such stirring calls can propel people into grave, consequential choices.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield soundscape: conches, kettledrums, and other instruments are being sounded loudly, indicating the armies’ mobilization and the intensification of the conflict in the Drona Parva.