Mahabharata 7.203.33 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 203, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततस्तूर्यसहस्राणि नानालिज्रानि भारत

Transliteration

tatastūryasahasrāṇi nānāliṅgāni bhārata

Translation

Entonces, oh Bhārata, sonaron por millares los instrumentos de guerra—trompetas y otras señales resonantes de muchas clases—, acrecentando el estruendo del combate y avivando la determinación de los guerreros.

Word by Word

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

• तूर्य: musical instruments (trumpets/drums etc.)
• तूर्य: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्य
• Form: Neuter, nominative plural (in compound with सहस्राणि)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, nominative plural

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना
• Form: Avyaya (adverbial/attributive: 'various')

• अलिज्रानि: a kind of musical instrument (uncertain identification)
• अलिज्रानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलिज्र
• Form: Neuter, nominative plural

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, vocative singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• tūrya (war-instruments)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how collective signals—like martial music and calls—shape human conduct in war: they intensify courage and aggression, reminding readers that external stimuli can amplify inner intentions, for good or ill, and thus must be understood within the ethical gravity of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, at this moment in the Drona Parva battle sequence, thousands of different war-instruments and signals are sounded, marking a surge in battlefield activity and the mobilization of forces.