Shloka 24

Devanagari script

स संनिपातस्तुमुलस्तयोरासीद्‌ विशाम्पते

Transliteration

sa sannipātas tumulas tayor āsīd viśāmpate

Translation

সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—হে প্ৰজাপতি! সেই দুয়োটা সেনাৰ সংঘাত অতি তুমুল হৈ উঠিল; যুদ্ধৰ ঘোৰ নিনাদ আৰু ক্ৰোধোন্মাদে মহাসংগ্ৰাম গৰ্জি উঠিল।

Word by Word

• सः: that (he/it)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संनिपातः: encounter, clash, meeting (of armies)
• संनिपातः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिपात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तुमुलः: tumultuous, fierce
• तुमुलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• आसीत्: was, occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विशाम्: of the people, of the subjects
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• पते: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• viśāmpati (the king addressed, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the moral atmosphere of war: when opposing sides collide, the result is not orderly heroism but a chaotic, deafening melee. It implicitly highlights the human cost and loss of composure that accompany large-scale conflict, serving as a sober reminder of war’s destabilizing nature.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) that the two sides have met in close combat and that their engagement has become intensely tumultuous—suggesting a major escalation into a noisy, violent clash on the battlefield.