Mahabharata 7.74.53 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 74, Shloka 53
अर्जुनस्य सैन्धवाभिमुखगमनम् तथा विन्दानुविन्दयोर्वधः
Arjuna’s advance toward Saindhava and the fall of Vinda–Anuvinda
ततो वादित्रघोषाश्न प्रादुरासन् सहस्रश: । सिंहनादश्न पाण्डूनां प्रतिज्ञाते महात्मना
tato vāditraghoṣāḥ prādurāsan sahasraśaḥ | siṃhanādaś ca pāṇḍūnāṃ pratijñāte mahātmanā ||
于是，当那位大心者立下庄严誓言之时，般度军营忽然四面轰鸣：无数战鼓号角等军乐器声浪千重，般度诸英雄亦发出如狮吼般的战呼，响彻八方。那可闻的声潮，是决心的激涌——公开印证誓言所负的道义分量，并鼓舞全军在战事中尽其本分。
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A publicly declared vow by a righteous warrior carries ethical force: it binds the speaker to action and simultaneously galvanizes the community to uphold duty (kṣatriya-dharma) in a crisis.
Immediately after the great-souled hero (contextually Arjuna) makes a pledge, the Pandava camp erupts with the sounds of drums and other instruments and with loud lion-like battle-cries, signaling collective approval and readiness for the coming action.
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