Shloka 1
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 18: सेनानिनादः, ध्वज-दीप्तिः, भीष्मरक्षण-व्यवस्था च
Battle Muster: Soundscape, Banners, and the Protection of Bhīṣma
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत श्रीमद्भगवद््गीतापर्वमें सैन्यवर्णणनविषयक सत्रहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ १७ ॥। ऑपनआक्रात बछ। अ-काज जा अष्टादशो< ध्याय: कौरवसेनाका कोलाहल तथा भीष्मके रक्षकोंका वर्णन संजय उवाच ततो मुहूर्तात् तुमुलः शब्दो हृदयकम्पन: । अश्रूयत महाराज योधानां प्रयुयुत्मताम्
sañjaya uvāca | tato muhūrtāt tumulaḥ śabdo hṛdaya-kampanaḥ | aśrūyata mahārāja yodhānāṃ prayuyutsatām ||
三阇耶说道：不多时，哦大王，渴望交战的诸勇士发出一阵喧天巨响，震撼得人心战栗。此偈为将临之战奠定道德的沉重：外在的武勇喧嚣与内心的颤动相对照，未及兵刃相接，已隐约显出战争的伦理重负。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Before any explicit instruction is given, the verse underscores the ethical seriousness of war: collective enthusiasm for violence manifests as deafening clamor, yet it is described as 'heart-shaking,' implying that even justified conflict carries psychological and moral weight that a ruler must recognize.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, shortly after, a tremendous uproar is heard from the warriors ready to fight—signaling the battlefield’s escalation and setting the atmosphere for the events and descriptions that follow in this chapter.