Shloka 103

युद्धसंग्रहः

Kurukṣetra Campaign in Summary

Devanagari script

तथा किलकिलाशब्दैर्भूधरो5भून्मनोहर: । कुछ लोग क्रीडा आदिमें आसक्त होकर दूसरे कार्योंकी ओर ध्यान नहीं देते थे, कितने ही हर्षसे मतवाले हो रहे थे, कुछ लोग कूदते-फाँदते, उच्च स्वरसे कोलाहल करते और किलकारियाँ भरते थे। इन सभी शब्दोंसे गूँजता हुआ पर्वत परम मनोहर जान पड़ता था

Transliteration

tathā kilakilāśabdair bhūdharo ’bhūn manoharaḥ |

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: وهكذا، مع تردّد صرخات «كيلَكِلا» وضجيج اللهو العام، بدا الجبل بالغ البهجة والجمال. فمنهم من استغرق في اللعب فلم يلتفت إلى سواه، وكثيرون سكروا من الفرح، وآخرون قفزوا وعلت أصواتهم بالصياح وملأوا الجو بنداءات الابتهاج، حتى غدا الجبل كله، وهو يرنّ بتلك الأصوات، فاتنًا ومفعمًا بالاحتفال.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

किलindeed, as is said

किलकिलाशब्दैःby the sounds of shouts/cries (kila-kilā)

भूधरःthe mountain

अभूत्became, was

मनोहरःcharming, delightful

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

bhūdhara (mountain)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily offers a vivid narrative image rather than a direct moral injunction: collective joy and play can become so absorbing that people neglect other duties. Implicitly, it points to the human tendency toward distraction in pleasure, a theme often balanced in the Mahābhārata by reminders of dharma and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

The scene describes a mountain area filled with festive noise—jubilant cries and loud commotion from people playing, jumping, shouting, and celebrating—making the mountain itself seem beautiful and enchanting due to the echoing sounds.