Shloka 50
उपायधर्म-सेनायोगः
Upāya-dharma and Senāyoga: Expedient Ethics & Army Deployment
क्षेयेडा: किलकिलाशब्दा: क्रकचा गोविषाणिका: । भेरीमृदज़पणवान् नादयेयु: पुराश्चरान्
kṣeyeḍāḥ kila-kilā-śabdāḥ krakacā go-viṣāṇikāḥ | bherī-mṛdaṅga-paṇavān nādayeyuḥ purāścarān ||
Bhīṣma bersabda: “Biarlah mereka yang mara di barisan hadapan melaungkan pekik perang yang lantang dan sorak-sorai yang membangkitkan semangat, serta membunyikan alat-alat—krakaca, tanduk (go-viṣāṇikā), dan gendang besar seperti bherī, mṛdaṅga, dan paṇava—agar bala tentera mara dengan tertib dan yakin, dan keberanian musuh pun tergoncang.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, effective leadership emphasizes order, coordination, and morale. Bhīṣma highlights organized signals—cries and instruments—to unify the army’s movement and strengthen resolve.
Bhīṣma gives practical counsel about how the troops at the front should advance: raising loud cries and sounding horns and drums so the army moves forward with confidence and a clear martial rhythm.