Shloka 9
द्रोणपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 15): युधिष्ठिर-रक्षा तथा अर्जुनस्य शरवृष्टिः
ततस्तूर्यनिनादाश्न शड्खानां च सहस्रश: । सिंहनादाश्न संजज्ञुभेरीणां च महास्वना:
tatas tūryaninādāś ca śaṅkhānāṃ ca sahasraśaḥ | siṃhanādāś ca saṃjajñuḥ bherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanāḥ ||
Disse Sañjaya: Então, de súbito, ressoou o brado das trombetas de guerra e o clamor de milhares de conchas. Ergueram-se os rugidos de leão dos heróis, e o trovão profundo dos grandes tambores espalhou-se por toda parte—uma onda ominosa de fervor marcial que incita a coragem e, ao mesmo tempo, anuncia a vasta violência prestes a irromper.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective martial signals—conches, drums, and heroic cries—can inflame courage and unity, yet they also foreshadow the moral weight of impending slaughter. It invites reflection on how external excitement can propel action, making discernment and restraint crucial even amid righteous duty.
As the battle intensifies in Droṇa Parva, the battlefield erupts with the sounds of instruments and shouts: thousands of conches and trumpets blare, warriors roar like lions, and massive drums thunder across the field, signaling a major surge in combat.