Shloka 38

Devanagari script

ततः सुतुमुलं शब्द शुश्रावाथ बृहस्पति:

Transliteration

tataḥ sutumulaṃ śabdaṃ śuśrāvātha bṛhaspatiḥ

Translation

Then a tremendously loud roar was heard—so it is said—by Bṛhaspati, signaling a sudden surge of tumult in the unfolding conflict and the grave momentum of events.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• सुतुमुलम्: very loud, exceedingly tumultuous
• सुतुमुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुतुमुल
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• शब्दम्: sound, noise
• शब्दम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• शुश्राव: heard
• शुश्राव: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then, now, and then
• अथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ
• Form: Avyaya

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bṛhaspati

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how momentous actions in war reverberate beyond the battlefield: even divine or cosmic figures are portrayed as witnesses to human conflict, underscoring the moral weight and far-reaching consequences of violence and upheaval.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports that an extremely loud, tumultuous sound arises and is heard by Bṛhaspati, functioning as a dramatic cue that a major clash or turning point is occurring in the surrounding battle narrative.