Shloka 296

शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्

Rout after Śalya’s fall; Bhīma’s mace engagement; Duryodhana’s rally

Devanagari script

हृष्ा: किलकिलाशब्दमकुर्वन्‌ सहिता: परे । वहाँ हमारे पहुँचते ही मद्रदेशके वे वेगशाली वीर कालके गालमें चले गये और शत्रुसैनिक अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो एक साथ किलकारियाँ भरने लगे

Transliteration

hṛṣṭāḥ kilakilāśabdam akurvan sahitāḥ pare |

Translation

Sañjaya said: The opposing warriors, delighted, raised a united cry of exultation—shouting loud war-whoops together. In the narrative flow, this marks the enemy’s surge of confidence and morale at a critical moment of battle, where collective rejoicing becomes a weapon of intimidation as well as a sign of their perceived advantage.

Word by Word

• हृष्टाः: delighted, exhilarated
• हृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• किलकिलाशब्दम्: a loud ululation/war-cry sound
• किलकिलाशब्दम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किलकिलाशब्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अकुर्वन्: they made, they raised
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सहिताः: together, united
• सहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परे: the others; the enemy side
• परे: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• the opposing warriors (pare)