Shloka 80

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

ततस्तूर्यप्रणादा श्व भेरीणां च महास्वन:

Transliteration

tatas tūryapraṇādāḥ śaṅkhabherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanaḥ

Translation

Then there arose a great, swelling roar—the blare of instruments and the thunderous sounding of conches and kettle-drums—stirring all who were there to attention and readiness, as the tale turned toward decision.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• तूर्यप्रणादाः: sounds/blasts of musical instruments
• तूर्यप्रणादाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्यप्रणाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• श्वभेरीणाम्: of the dog-drums (a kind of drum)
• श्वभेरीणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वभेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• महास्वनः: a great roar/sound
• महास्वनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महास्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• tūrya (musical instruments)
• śaṅkha (conches)
• bherī (kettle-drums)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how public, ritualized sound (conches, drums, instruments) functions as a moral and social signal—announcing a significant moment, summoning attention, and coordinating collective action in a dharmic or ceremonial context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Markandeya describes a sudden surge of loud ceremonial/war-like sounds—instrumental blares and the booming of conches and drums—indicating a major development and heightening the scene’s intensity.