Shloka 21

Devanagari script

ततो दुन्दुभिनिर्घोष: शंखानां च मनोरम: । जयं प्रवदतां तत्र स्वनः प्रादुरभून्नप,नरेश्वर! तदनन्तर दुन्दुभियों और शंखोंकी मनोरम ध्वनि होने लगी, जय-जयकार करनेवालोंका गम्भीर घोष वहाँ प्रकट होने लगा

Transliteration

tato dundubhinirghoṣaḥ śaṅkhānāṃ ca manoramaḥ | jayaṃ pravadatāṃ tatra svanaḥ prādurabhūn nṛpa naraśvara |

Translation

Da erhob sich das tiefe Dröhnen der duṇḍubhi-Kesseltrommeln und der liebliche Klang der Muschelhörner; und dort, o König, wurde das widerhallende Rufen derer vernehmbar, die „Sieg!“ verkündeten. Die Szene vermittelt eine öffentliche Bekräftigung rechtschaffenen Entschlusses und gemeinsamer Zuversicht: glückverheißende Instrumente und Zurufe kennzeichnen einen von Dharma gebilligten Festmoment, nicht bloßen Lärm.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

दुन्दुभि-निर्घोषःthe sound/roar of drums

शङ्खानाम्of conches

चand

मनोरमःdelightful, pleasing

जयम्"victory" (as the cry 'jaya')

प्रवदताम्of those uttering/proclaiming

तत्रthere

स्वनःsound, noise

प्रादुरभूत्arose, became manifest

नृपO king

नरेश्वरO lord of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

nṛpa (king)

naraśvara (lord of men)

dundubhi (kettle-drums)

śaṅkha (conches)

jaya (victory-cry)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how communal, auspicious expressions—drums, conches, and victory-cries—function as a sanctioned affirmation of resolve and legitimacy in a royal setting, reinforcing social cohesion and confidence rather than celebrating violence for its own sake.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a moment when drums and conches sound and people cry “Jaya!”; the atmosphere becomes filled with resonant acclamation addressed to the king, indicating a ceremonial or publicly endorsed turn in events.