Shloka 5
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
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ततः: शड्खसहस्राणां नि:स्वनो हृदयड्भम: । प्रादुरासीदुभयतो भेरीशब्दश्ष॒ दारुण:
tataḥ śaṅkha-sahasrāṇāṁ niḥsvano hṛdayaṅgamaḥ | prādurāsīd ubhayato bherī-śabdaś ca dāruṇaḥ ||
پھر دونوں طرف اچانک ہزاروں شنکھوں کی ایسی گونج بلند ہوئی جو دل کو لرزا دیتی تھی، اور ساتھ ہی بھیر یوں کی سخت اور ہولناک دھمک بھی گونجنے لگی۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective martial signals—conches and drums—do more than announce action: they stir fear, courage, and inevitability in the heart, showing how external ritualized violence can overwhelm inner calm and propel people into escalating conflict.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield soundscape: thousands of conches and the dreadful booming of war-drums erupt simultaneously from both armies, marking an intensification of the fighting and the charged emotional atmosphere.