Shloka 806

Devanagari script

बभूवुर्दानवेन्द्राणां सिंहनादाश्न दारुणा: । उस समय दानवेन्द्रोंके भयंकर सिंहनाद सुनायी पड़ते थे। उनके रणवाद्यों तथा भेरियोंका गम्भीर घोष सब ओर गूँज उठा

Transliteration

babhūvur dānavendrāṇāṃ siṃhanādāś ca dāruṇāḥ |

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Then the dreadful lion-roars of the lords of the Dānavas arose. On every side the deep, rolling clamour of their war-instruments and kettledrums resounded.”

Word by Word

बभूवुःwere/occurred/arose

दानवेन्द्राणाम्of the lords of the Danavas (demons)

सिंहनादाःlion-roars (roaring cries)

चand

दारुणाःterrible, dreadful

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Dānava-lords

lion-roars (battle-cries)

war-instruments

kettledrums (bherī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how martial noise—roars and drums—functions as psychological warfare: it projects power, spreads fear, and signals the onset of violent conflict, reminding the listener that outward displays can shape the moral and emotional climate of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes the battlefield atmosphere: the chiefs of the Dānavas raise terrifying lion-like cries, and the booming sound of their war instruments and drums reverberates in all directions, indicating an imminent clash.