Shloka 18
Karma-Yoga, Yajña-Cakra, and the Governance of Desire (कर्मयोग–यज्ञचक्र–कामनिग्रह)
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्व सर्वश: पृथिवीपते । सौभद्रश्न महाबाहुः शड्खान् दश्मु: पृथक् पृथक्
sañjaya uvāca |
drupado draupadeyāś ca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivīpate |
saubhadraś ca mahābāhuḥ śaṅkhān dadhmuḥ pṛthak pṛthak ||
三阇耶说道：大地之主啊，德鲁帕陀、德劳帕蒂之诸子，以及臂力雄伟的苏跋陀罗之子（阿毗曼纽），都各自吹响了自己的海螺号角。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores disciplined resolve before action: many leaders act together for a shared cause, yet each bears personal responsibility (pṛthak pṛthak) in fulfilling dharma amid the moral gravity of war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that key Pāṇḍava allies—Drupada, Draupadī’s sons, and Abhimanyu—sound their conches individually, a formal battlefield signal announcing readiness and unity before the clash.