Shloka 2736

भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं

Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma

Devanagari script

बभौ निशामुखे व्योम खद्योतैरिव संवृतम्‌ । अस्त्रोंके परस्पर टकरानेसे जो चारों ओर चिनगारियाँ छूट रही थीं, उनसे आकाश प्रदोषकालमें जुगनुओंसे व्याप्त-सा जान पड़ता था

Transliteration

babhau niśāmukhe vyoma khadyotair iva saṃvṛtam |

Translation

قال سنجيا: عند مطلع الليل بدا الفضاء كأنه مكسوٌّ باليراعات؛ إذ كانت شراراتٌ كثيرة تتطاير في كل ناحية حين تتصادم الأسلحة وتتقارع.

Word by Word

• बभौ: shone, appeared
• बभौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• निशामुखे: at the beginning of night
• निशामुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशामुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• व्योम: the sky
• व्योम: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• खद्योतैः: by/with fireflies
• खद्योतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खद्योत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• संवृतम्: covered, filled, enveloped
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• sky (vyoma)
• fireflies (khadyota)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse offers an ethical contrast: twilight’s natural serenity is visually replaced by the man-made glitter of sparks from clashing weapons. It implicitly highlights how war distorts the world, turning even the sky’s beauty into a sign of destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield at dusk/nightfall. As weapons collide, sparks scatter everywhere, making the sky look as if it is filled with fireflies.