Shloka 266
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
उदगाता तत्र संग्रामे त्रिसामा दुन्दुभि्न॑प । राजन! वाणीद्वारा ललकारने और महावतोंके अंकुशोंकी मार खानेपर हाथी जो चिग्घाड़ते हैं
udagātā tatra saṅgrāme trisāmā dundubhir nṛpa | rājan vāṇīdvārā lalakāraṇe ca mahāvatānām aṅkuśa-māra-khinnā gajānāṁ cicchāḍa-śabdaḥ kolāhala-karatala-dhvani-sahitaḥ sa yajñe vaṣaṭkāraḥ | nareśvara saṅgrāme yasyā dundubheḥ gambhīrā dhvaniḥ sa eva sāmavedasya trīṇi mantrāṇi paṭhan udagātā ||
ରାଜନ୍! ସେହି ସଙ୍ଗ୍ରାମରେ ଦୁନ୍ଦୁଭି ହିଁ ତ୍ରିସାମ ପାଠକ ଉଦ୍ଗାତା। ମୁଖଦ୍ୱାରା ଉଠୁଥିବା ଲଲକାର, ଏବଂ ମହାବତଙ୍କ ଅଙ୍କୁଶ ଆଘାତରେ ହାତୀମାନଙ୍କ ଚିତ୍କାର—କୋଲାହଳ ଓ କରତାଳଧ୍ୱନି ସହ ମିଶି—ସେହି ଯଜ୍ଞରେ ବଷଟ୍କାର ହୋଇଯାଏ। ନରେଶ୍ୱର! ଯୁଦ୍ଧ-ଦୁନ୍ଦୁଭିର ଗମ୍ଭୀର ନିନାଦ ହିଁ ସାମବେଦର ତିନି ମନ୍ତ୍ର ପାଠ କରୁଥିବା ଉଦ୍ଗାତା ସଦୃଶ।
अम्बरीष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reimagines the battlefield through the grammar of Vedic sacrifice: the drum becomes the Udgātṛ, and the cries and elephant-trumpeting become the vaṣaṭ-call. It highlights how kings and warriors interpret action through dharma and ritual categories, stressing the moral weight and solemnity of war.
Ambarīṣa addresses a king and describes the sounds of battle—shouts, clamor, clapping, elephant cries, and the deep drumbeat—mapping each onto elements of a yajña, especially the Udgātṛ’s Sāman chanting and the vaṣaṭ exclamation.