Shloka 41

अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा

Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin

Devanagari script

ततो हि वदतां तेषामश्रौष्म विपुलं ध्वनिम्‌

Transliteration

tato hi vadatāṁ teṣām aśrauṣma vipulaṁ dhvanim

Translation

Dann, als jene Leute sprachen, vernahmen wir einen gewaltigen, anschwellenden Klang—ein hörbares Zeichen dafür, dass ihre Worte eine mächtige Erregung ausgelöst hatten.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon; then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि
• Form: Avyaya (particle)

• वदताम्: of (them) speaking
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), genitive plural (m./n.): 'of (those) speaking'

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, genitive plural

• अश्रौष्म: we heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 1st person plural, parasmaipada: 'we heard'

• विपुलम्: great; loud; extensive
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• ध्वनिम्: sound; noise
• ध्वनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वनि
• Form: Masculine, accusative singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• unspecified speakers (teṣām)
• a great sound/noise (vipula dhvani)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how speech can generate tangible effects in the world: words and discussion are not inert, but can culminate in a powerful collective response, symbolized by the ‘great sound’ that is heard.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma reports that while certain people were speaking, he and others heard a loud, expansive noise—suggesting a sudden commotion, reaction, or significant development accompanying their conversation.