Shloka 4
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
तत:ः शड्खप्रणादश्च तूर्याणां च सहस्रश: । सिंहनादश्न संजज्ञे शूराणां हर्षवर्धन:
tataḥ śaṅkhapraṇādaś ca tūryāṇāṃ ca sahasraśaḥ | siṃhanādaś ca saṃjajñe śūrāṇāṃ harṣavardhanaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian terdengarlah deru sangkakala dan, beribu-ribu bunyi nafiri serta alat perang yang lain. Turut meledak raungan laksana singa daripada para pahlawan, menambah semangat mereka dan mengeraskan tekad untuk bertempur.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective sound—conches, instruments, and battle-cries—functions as a force that amplifies emotion and resolve. Ethically, it points to the double-edged nature of martial exhilaration: it can steady courage and unity, yet it can also intensify aggression and propel violence.
As the armies prepare and the confrontation escalates, the battlefield fills with the blaring of conches and the loud music of war-instruments in great numbers. The warriors raise a lion-like roar, boosting their morale and signaling readiness for combat.