Shloka 12
Bhīṣma’s Stuti of Keśava and Counsel on Nara–Nārāyaṇa (भीष्म-स्तवः; नरनारायण-प्रसङ्गः)
ततो यथादेशमुपेत्य तस्थु: पाज्चालमुख्या: सह चेदिमुख्यै: । ततः समादेशसमाहतानि भेरीसहस्राणि विनेदुराजी
tato yathādeśam upetya tasthuḥ pāñcālamukhyāḥ saha cedimukhyaiḥ | tataḥ samādeśasamāhatāni bherīsahasrāṇi vinedur ājau ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, ayon sa utos, pumuwesto sila sa kani-kanilang itinalagang lugar; at ang mga pangunahing mandirigma ng Pāñcāla ay tumindig na matatag kasama ng mga pinunong bayani ng Cedi. Pagdaka, sa larangan ng digmaan, libu-libong tambol-pandigma—pinukpok nang sabay-sabay sa hudyat ng kumandante—ay umalingawngaw, na waring nag-aanunsiyo ng maayos na pagsalakay at ng iisang pasyang makipaglaban.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined adherence to command and coordinated action in a righteous war context: warriors take their proper stations and the unified drumbeat signals an ordered, collective commitment rather than chaotic violence.
Sañjaya reports that the leading Pāñcāla and Cedi fighters move to their assigned places; then, at the commander’s coordinated signal, thousands of war-drums are struck together, announcing the commencement and organization of battle.