Shloka 53
Devanagari script
ततो भेरी:समाजघ्नु: शड्खान् दध्मुश्न दंशिता:
Transliteration
tato bherīḥ samājaghnur śaṅkhān dadhmuś ca daṃśitāḥ
Translation
«ثم ضُرِبت طبولُ الحرب معًا، ونفخ المحاربون المدرّعون في أصدافهم—إشارةٌ مدوّية بأن صفَّ القتال قد انتظم وأن المعركة توشك أن تندفع.»
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (तस्मात्/ततः = then/thereafter)
भेरीःkettle-drums
भेरीः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभेरी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन
समाजघ्नुःthey struck, they beat
समाजघ्नुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + हन्
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथम पुरुष, बहुवचन
शङ्खान्conches
शङ्खान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्ख
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन
दध्मुःthey blew
दध्मुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootध्मा
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथम पुरुष, बहुवचन
दंशिताःarmed, accoutred
दंशिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदंशित (दंश्/दंशय्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
bherī (war-drums)Ś
śaṅkha (conch shells)D
daṃśitāḥ (armored warriors)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war is initiated through disciplined, collective signals—drums and conches—showing organized resolve; ethically, it underscores the gravity of entering violence with full preparedness and communal commitment.
Sañjaya describes the immediate prelude to combat: drums are beaten together and conches are blown by armored fighters, marking the formal commencement and intensification of the battle scene.