Shloka 14

Devanagari script

त्रियामा रजनी चैषा घोररूपा भयानका

Transliteration

triyāmā rajanī caiṣā ghorarūpā bhayānakā

Translation

Sañjaya said: “This night, marked by three watches, has become dreadful in form—truly terrifying.”

Word by Word

त्रियामाthree-watched (night)

रजनीnight

चand

एषाthis

घोररूपाof dreadful form

भयानकाterrifying

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

night (rajanī)

Character 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

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how adharma-driven violence and escalating conflict darken the moral atmosphere itself: the night becomes a symbol of fear, confusion, and the consequences that follow when restraint and righteousness collapse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes the night as unusually dreadful and fear-inducing, setting a grim tone for the nocturnal developments and the heightened terror of the battlefield situation.