Shloka 51

अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira

Chapter 45

Devanagari script

शड्खानां तुमुल: शब्द: श्रूयते लोमहर्षण:

Transliteration

śaṅkhānāṃ tumulaḥ śabdaḥ śrūyate lomaharṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “A tumultuous, hair-raising roar of six conch-shells is heard.”

Word by Word

• शङ्खानाम्: of conches
• शङ्खानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तुमुलः: tumultuous, loud
• तुमुलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शब्दः: sound
• शब्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रूयते: is heard
• श्रूयते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Present, Lat, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive

• लोमहर्षणः: hair-raising, thrilling
• लोमहर्षणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमहर्षण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• conch-shells (śaṅkha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how collective signals—like the blare of conches—can awaken intense emotions (courage, dread, resolve). Ethically, it reminds readers that war amplifies human passions and that inner steadiness is tested amid such overwhelming stimuli.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a powerful, thrilling roar of conch-shells is resounding on the battlefield, indicating heightened martial readiness and the escalation of the combat scene.