Shloka 17
Karma-Yoga, Yajña-Cakra, and the Governance of Desire (कर्मयोग–यज्ञचक्र–कामनिग्रह)
काश्यश्व परमेष्वास: शिखण्डी च महारथ: । धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्न॒ सात्यकिश्वापराजित:
sa f1jaya uv01ca |
k015bya5bva parame 63v01sa 25 5bikha 47 0d2b ca mah01ratha 25 |
dh 5b 63 6dadyumno vir01 6da5b ca s01tyaki5b c01par01jita 25 ||
Sañjaya disse: Kāśya, o mais eminente dos arqueiros, e Śikhaṇḍī, grande guerreiro de carro; Dhṛṣṭadyumna, o rei Virāṭa e Sātyaki, o invencível—esses heróis, ó Rei, fizeram soar cada um a sua concha separadamente, de todos os lados. A cena ressalta a prontidão disciplinada e a resolução coletiva do lado do dharma, quando os exércitos entram formalmente na gravidade moral da guerra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action is framed by dharma: the heroes act in an ordered, disciplined manner, publicly declaring readiness and unity. The conch-sounding functions as a moral and psychological proclamationcourage joined to responsibility rather than chaos or private aggression.
Sanjaya lists prominent P01 47 0dava-side warriors and reports that they sound their conches in different directions, signaling the formal commencement of battle and rallying their forces.