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Shloka 6

Bhīmasena’s Digvijaya and Tribute Return (भीमस्य दिग्विजयः धननिवेदनं च)

मृदज्भवरनादेन रथनेमिस्वनेन च । हस्तिनां च निनादेन कम्पयन्‌ वसुधामिमाम्‌,जुझाऊ बाजे, श्रेष्ठ मृदृंग आदिकी ध्वनि, रथके पहियोंकी घर्घराहट और हाथियोंकी गर्जनासे वे इस पृथ्वीको कँपाते हुए आगे बढ़ रहे थे

mṛdaṅgabharaṇādena rathanemisvanena ca | hastināṃ ca ninādena kampayan vasudhām imām ||

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Con el estruendo de los tambores, el retumbar de las ruedas de los carros y el bramido de los elefantes, avanzaron—haciendo temblar a esta misma tierra. El verso intensifica la atmósfera moral del poder regio en exhibición: la pompa marcial y la fuerza organizada se muestran sobrecogedoras, recordando al oyente que la ambición política y el espectáculo público pueden sacudir el mundo, para bien o para mal, según estén regidos por el dharma.

मृदङ्गभेर्यनादेनby the sound of drums and kettledrums
मृदङ्गभेर्यनादेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमृदङ्ग-भेरी-नाद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
रथनेमिस्वनेनby the sound of the chariot-wheels (rims)
रथनेमिस्वनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ-नेमि-स्वन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
हस्तिनाम्of elephants
हस्तिनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्तिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
निनादेनby the roar/sound
निनादेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनिनाद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
कम्पयन्shaking
कम्पयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकम्प्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
वसुधाम्the earth
वसुधाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसुधा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
M
mṛdaṅga (drums)
R
ratha (chariot)
R
ratha-nemi (chariot wheels)
H
hastin (elephants)
V
vasudhā (the earth)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores how collective power—expressed through armies, elephants, and chariots—creates overwhelming impact. Ethically, it hints that such force and grandeur must be restrained and directed by dharma; otherwise, the same power that inspires awe can become destructive.

A large royal or martial movement is being described: drums beat, chariot wheels rumble, elephants trumpet, and the procession advances with such intensity that it seems to shake the earth.