Shloka 2
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
संजय उवाच ततस्ते पाण्डवा:ः सर्वे सूर्यस्योदयनं प्रति । ताड्यमानासु भेरीषु मृदड्भेष्वानकेषु च
sañjaya uvāca tataste pāṇḍavāḥ sarve sūryasyodayaṃ prati | tāḍyamānāsu bherīṣu mṛdaṅgeṣv ānakeṣu ca ||
三阇耶说道：随后，般度诸子面向旭日而进军；战鼓被擂响——大鼓、木林鼓（mṛdaṅga）与诸般军乐器齐鸣震荡。此景昭示着战斗庄严的开端：并非私怨争斗，而是一场公开、有序的交战；责任与决心，借由仪式化的军声向众宣告。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined, duty-bound warfare: action begins at an auspicious, public moment (sunrise) and is framed by formal martial signals. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s ethical tension—war is grievous, yet undertaken as a regulated kṣatriya obligation rather than impulsive violence.
Sañjaya reports that at sunrise the Pāṇḍavas move out as battle-instruments—bherīs, mṛdaṅgas, and ānakas—are struck. It sets the battlefield atmosphere and marks the organized start of the day’s engagement.