Shloka 18
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
Devanagari script
तस्य नादेन महता कम्पितेयं वसुंधरा
Transliteration
tasya nādena mahatā kampiteyaṃ vasuṃdharā
Translation
Sañjaya dit : Sous ce rugissement immense, la terre elle-même trembla — frisson de mauvais augure, qui redoublait l’effroi et le poids moral de la bataille en cours.
Word by Word
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
नादेनby/with the roar (sound)
नादेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनाद
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
महताgreat, mighty
महता:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
कम्पिताshaken, trembled
कम्पिता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकम्पित (√कम्प्)
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
इयंthis
इयं:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
वसुंधराthe earth
वसुंधरा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसुंधरा
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)व
वसुंधरा (Earth)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
The verse underscores how violent, ego-driven force in war is not merely personal but world-shaking—suggesting that adharma and unchecked fury reverberate through the moral and natural order.
Sañjaya reports that a tremendous roar—likely from a warrior’s shout, weapon, or martial tumult—was so powerful that it made the earth tremble, intensifying the sense of impending catastrophe on the battlefield.