Mahabharata 7.112.36 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 112, Shloka 36

द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः

Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order

Devanagari script

वर्तमाने तथा रौद्रे तस्मिन्‌ वीरवरक्षये । अशृणोत्‌ सहसा पार्थ: पाउ्चजन्यस्य नि:स्वनम्‌

Transliteration

vartamāne tathā raudre tasmin vīravarakṣaye | aśṛṇot sahasā pārthaḥ pāñcajanyasya niḥsvanam ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Während jene schreckliche Schlacht—die den Untergang der vornehmsten Helden herbeiführte—wütete, vernahm Pārtha plötzlich den weithin hallenden Stoß der Muschel Pāñcajanya. Inmitten von Gemetzel und Wirrsal schnitt das vertraute Signal von Kṛṣṇas Muschel durch den Lärm und markierte eine entscheidende Wendung von Aufmerksamkeit und Entschlossenheit unter der moralischen Last des Krieges.

Word by Word

• वर्तमाने: while (it was) going on / in progress
• वर्तमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्तमान (√वृत्)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तथा: thus, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• रौद्रे: terrible, fierce
• रौद्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वीरवरक्षये: in the destruction of the best heroes
• वीरवरक्षये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर-वर-क्षय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अशृणोत्: heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सहसा: suddenly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• पार्थः: Pārtha (son of Pṛthā)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाञ्चजन्यस्य: of Pāñcajanya (the conch)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चजन्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निःस्वनम्: sound, blast
• निःस्वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःस्वन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna / Pāṇḍava epithet)
• Pāñcajanya (Kṛṣṇa’s conch)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict and moral strain, clarity can arise through a recognized call to duty and alignment with rightful guidance; the conch-blast symbolizes a decisive summons that steadies intention in the chaos of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the fierce battle continues with heavy hero-slaying, Pārtha suddenly hears the loud blast of Pāñcajanya, Kṛṣṇa’s conch, indicating an important development or rallying signal on the battlefield.