Shloka 3

Devanagari script

आसीत्‌ किलकिलाशब्दस्तलशड्खरवै: सह । जज्षिरे सिंहनादाश्न शूराणां प्रतिगर्जताम्‌,तल और शंखोंकी ध्वनिके साथ सैनिकोंका किलकिल शब्द गूँज उठा। एक-दूसरेके प्रति गर्जना करनेवाले शूरवीरोंके सिंहनाद होने लगे

Transliteration

āsīt kilakilāśabdas talaśaṅkharavaiḥ saha | jajñire siṃhanādāś ca śūrāṇāṃ pratigarjatām ||

Translation

Avec le fracas des tambours et le son des conques, un tumulte éclata. Les guerriers, se répondant par des rugissements, firent retentir des cris de bataille semblables au rugissement des lions.

Word by Word

आसीत्was/there was

किलindeed/it is said

किलकिलाशब्दःthe clamor/uproar (kila-kila sound)

तलशङ्खरवैःwith the sounds of cymbals and conches

सहtogether with

जज्ञिरेarose/were produced

सिंहनादाःlion-roars (war-cries)

शूराणाम्of the heroes/warriors

प्रतिगर्जताम्of those roaring back at one another

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

warriors (śūrāḥ)

tala (hand-drums)

śaṅkha (conch-shells)

siṃhanāda (lion-roars/battle-cries)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily builds the ethical atmosphere of impending conflict: collective excitement and aggressive pride can swell into a force that drives people toward violence. It implicitly cautions that war is not only weapons but also the contagious psychology of rivalry and provocation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield soundscape: drums and conches resound, soldiers shout, and warriors exchange roaring challenges, producing lion-like cries that signal the armies’ readiness to engage.