Shloka 15

Devanagari script

रथिनां सादिनां चैव तयो: श्रुत्वा तलस्वनम्‌ | भीमसेनस्य निनदं श्रुत्वा घोरं रणाजिरे,उन दोनोंके ताल ठोकनेकी आवाज सुनकर तथा समरांगणमें भीमसेनकी घोर गर्जना सुनकर रथियों और घुड़सवारोंके भी शरीर थर-थर काँपने लगे

Transliteration

rathināṃ sādināṃ caiva tayoḥ śrutvā talasvanam | bhīmasenasya ninadaṃ śrutvā ghoraṃ raṇājire |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Entendant le claquement retentissant de leurs paumes, et entendant le rugissement terrible de Bhīmasena sur le champ de bataille, même les guerriers de chars et les cavaliers se mirent à trembler.

Word by Word

रथिनाम्of the chariot-warriors

सादिनाम्of the horsemen

चand

एवindeed/just

तयोःof those two

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

तलस्वनम्the sound of slapping/striking the palms

भीमसेनस्यof Bhimasena

निनदम्roar/sound

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

घोरम्terrible

रणाजिरेin the battlefield

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

rathin (chariot-warriors)

sādin (horsemen/cavalry)

raṇājira (battlefield)

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 highlights the ethical-psychological reality of warfare: inner steadiness and courage are decisive. A warrior’s resolve can be shaken not only by weapons but by the perceived power and righteousness (or inevitability) behind an opponent’s presence and proclamation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that the loud palm-clap (a challenge/signal) and Bhīma’s terrifying roar echo across the battlefield, causing even seasoned chariot-fighters and cavalry to tremble—showing the Pandava side’s fierce momentum and the Kaurava troops’ rising fear.