ततस् ते तावकाः सर्वे हृष्टा युद्धाय भारत ॥
दध्मुः शङ्खान् मुदा युक्ताः सिंहनादांश् च नादयन् ॥
तेषां श्रुत्वा तु हृष्टानां कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः ॥
सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् ॥
ततः शङ्खाश् च भेर्यश् च पेश्यश् च विविधाः परैः ॥
आनकाश् चाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस् तुमुलो ऽभवत् ॥
tatas te tāvakāḥ sarve hṛṣṭā yuddhāya bhārata ||
dadhmuḥ śaṅkhān mudā yuktāḥ siṃhanādāṃś ca nādayan ||
teṣāṃ śrutvā tu hṛṣṭānāṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ ||
siṃhanādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān ||
tataḥ śaṅkhāś ca bheryaś ca peśyaś ca vividhāḥ paraiḥ ||
ānakāś cābhyahanyanta sa śabdas tumulo 'bhavat ||
"Then all your warriors, roused for battle, O Bharata, joyfully blew their conches and raised lion-roars. Hearing their rejoicing, the elder of the Kurus, the grandsire, mighty Bhishma, roared loudly like a lion and blew his conch. Then conches, bheris, various trumpets and great drums were struck from every side, and the sound became deafening."
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The sound of conches here is not merely a military signal — it is an attempt to lift the heart of the army in the face of fear. Bhishma, with his lion-roar, once again sets the tone for the whole side of Kuru.