Shloka 22

Devanagari script

य एष तुमुल: शब्द: श्रूयते लोमहर्षण:

Transliteration

ya eṣa tumulaḥ śabdaḥ śrūyate lomaharṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: „Was ist das für ein tobender Lärm, den man hört—so schrecklich, dass er einem die Haare zu Berge stehen lässt?“

Word by Word

• यः: which/that (he/it)
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शब्दः: sound, noise
• शब्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रूयते: is heard
• श्रूयते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive (karmani)

• लोमहर्षणः: hair-raising, causing horripilation
• लोमहर्षणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमहर्षण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a righteous leader like Yudhiṣṭhira does not ignore signs of danger; he responds with alert inquiry rather than panic, showing responsible vigilance amid chaos.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of the battle setting of Droṇa Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira hears a terrifying uproar and asks what it is, indicating a sudden escalation or alarming event on the battlefield.