Shloka 46
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६२: वासुदेवमहात्म्यप्रशंसा (देव–ब्रह्मसंवादः)
पाण्डवा हि ततो राजन श्रुत्वा तं निनदं महत् । दध्मु: शड्खांश्न भेरीश्व मुरजांश्वाप्पनादयन्
pāṇḍavā hi tato rājan śrutvā taṃ ninadaṃ mahat | dadhmuḥ śaṅkhāṃś ca bherīś ca murajāṃś cāpy apānādayan ||
राजन्! तो प्रचंड निनाद ऐकून पांडवांनीही शंख फुंकले; भेरी व मुरज इत्यादी वाजवून रणघोष केला.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined readiness: when confronted by an opposing show of force, the Pāṇḍavas respond in unity and steadiness, signaling commitment to their duty (dharma) rather than panic or hesitation.
After hearing a great tumult from the opposing side, the Pāṇḍavas sound their conches and drums, creating a martial counter-signal that the armies are fully assembled and the battle is about to commence.