Shloka 134
Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava
Devanagari script
ततः प्रजज्ञे तुमुलः कुरूणां निशामुखे घोरतम: प्रणाद:
Transliteration
tataḥ prajajñe tumulaḥ kurūṇāṃ niśāmukhe ghoratamaḥ praṇādaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: Then, at the very onset of night, there arose among the Kurus a tumultuous, most dreadful roar.
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereafter')
प्रजज्ञेarose/was born
प्रजज्ञे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada
तुमुलःtumultuous, loud
तुमुलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुमुल
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
कुरूणाम्of the Kurus
कुरूणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, genitive, plural
निशामुखेat the beginning of night
निशामुखे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनिशामुख
FormNeuter, locative, singular
घोरतमःmost terrible
घोरतमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootघोरतम
FormMasculine, nominative, singular (superlative)
प्रणादःroar, din, loud sound
प्रणादः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रणाद
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KurusCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war amplifies collective agitation: as night falls, the ‘most dreadful roar’ reflects escalating violence and the moral darkness that accompanies unchecked hostility.
Sañjaya reports that at nightfall a tremendous, terrifying uproar arises in the Kuru camp/host—an audible sign of heightened battle-fury and impending or ongoing conflict.