Shloka 19

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ८७: सात्यकेरनुयात्रा

Sātyaki’s resolve and departure to reach Arjuna

Devanagari script

ज्याघोषो ब्रह्मघोषश्न तोमरासिरथध्वनि:

Transliteration

jyāghoṣo brahmaghoṣaś ca tomarāsi-ratha-dhvaniḥ

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “There arose the twang of bowstrings and the solemn chanting of sacred formulas, along with the clamor of javelins, swords, and chariots.”

Word by Word

• ज्याघोषः: the twang/sound of the bowstring
• ज्याघोषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या-घोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मघोषः: the sound of Vedic chants/sacred recitation
• ब्रह्मघोषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-घोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तोमरासिरथध्वनिः: the din of javelins, swords, and chariots
• तोमरासिरथध्वनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर-असि-रथ-ध्वनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• bowstring (jyā)
• Vedic chant (brahmaghoṣa)
• javelin (tomara)
• sword (asi)
• chariot (ratha)