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Shloka 50

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता

सिंहनादरवाश्नलासन्‌ दध्मु: शड्खांश्व सैनिका: । वादित्राण्य भ्यवाद्यन्त शतशो5थ सहस्रश:,सब ओर सिंहनाद होने लगा। सैनिक शंखध्वनि करने लगे तथा सैकड़ों एवं सहस्तरों प्रकारके रणवाद्य बजने लगे

sajaya uv01ca |

si9han01darav01bnal01san dadhmu25 ba45kh0145 ca sainik0125 |

v01ditr0147y abhivy01dyanta bata5bo 'tha sahasra5ba25 ||

قال سنجيا: ارتفع من كل جانب ضجيجٌ كزئير الأسود. نفخ الجنود في الصدَف، ودُقَّت مئاتٌ وآلافٌ من آلات الحرب، فامتلأ الميدان بعزمٍ جماعيٍّ شرس.

सिंहनादरवाशनलासन्lion-roars, cries, eating (devouring) sounds, and clamours (i.e., loud tumultuous sounds)
सिंहनादरवाशनलासन्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसिंहनाद-रव-आशन-लास (समास)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दध्मुःblew
दध्मुः:
TypeVerb
Rootध्मा
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
शङ्खान्conches
शङ्खान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्ख
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सैनिकाःsoldiers
सैनिकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसैनिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वादित्राणिmusical instruments (war-instruments)
वादित्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवादित्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अभ्यवाद्यन्तwere sounded / were played
अभ्यवाद्यन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + वद्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada
शतशःby hundreds, in hundreds of ways
शतशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशतशस्
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
सहस्रशःby thousands, in thousands of ways
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्

संजय उवाच

S
Saf1jaya
S
soldiers (sainik0125)
C
conches (ba45kha)
W
war-instruments (v01ditra)
L
lion-roar (si9han01da)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how collective soundconches, drums, and battle-criescan unify an army into a single will. Ethically, it shows the momentum of war: once the martial fervour is kindled, individuals are swept into a larger, often irreversible course of action.

Saf1jaya describes the battlefield erupting in noise: lion-like roars from all sides, soldiers blowing conches, and countless war-instruments being played, signaling heightened readiness and the surge toward combat.