Shloka 69
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
तेडवगाहा कुरुक्षेत्र शड्खान् दध्मुररिंदमा: | तथैव दश्मतु: शड्खं वासुदेवधनंजयौ,उन शत्रुदमन वीरोंने कुरुक्षेत्रकी सीमामें पहुँचकर अपने-अपने शंख बजाये। इसी प्रकार श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनने भी शंखध्वनि की
teḍavagāhā kuru-kṣetra-ṣaḍkhān dadhmur ariṃdamāḥ | tathaiva daśmatuḥ śaṅkhaṃ vāsudeva-dhanaṃjayau |
毗舍摩波耶那说道：抵达俱卢之野的边界时，那些降伏仇敌的英雄各自吹响海螺号角。同样，婆苏提婆（克里希那）与檀那阇耶（阿周那）也吹响海螺，宣示对迫近战事的准备，以及守持所择之职责（达摩）的决心。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical seriousness of entering Kurukṣetra: the conch-sound is not mere noise but a formal declaration of intent and readiness to act according to one’s chosen duty (svadharma) in a conflict framed as unavoidable.
Warriors arrive at the boundary of Kurukṣetra and blow their conches as a martial signal. Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna likewise sound their conch, marking their presence and readiness as the confrontation is about to begin.