Shloka 73

Devanagari script

स कार्मुकज्यातलसंनिपात: सुमुक्तबाणस्तुमुलो बभूव

Transliteration

sa kārmukajyātala-saṃnipātaḥ sumukta-bāṇas tumulo babhūva

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Le choc de la corde sur le bois de l’arc, mêlé aux flèches bien décochées, s’éleva en un fracas immense et tumultueux—sinistre paysage sonore du combat, où l’adresse et la violence se rejoignent.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कार्मुकज्यातलसंनिपातः: the clash/impact of the bowstring and the bow (its surface)
• कार्मुकज्यातलसंनिपातः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्मुक-ज्या-तल-संनिपात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमुक्तबाणः: having well-released arrows / with arrows well shot
• सुमुक्तबाणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-मुक्त-बाण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तुमुलः: violent, tumultuous, mighty
• तुमुलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बभूव: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• bow (kārmuka)
• bowstring (jyā)
• arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how warfare is marked not only by visible deeds but by the overwhelming sensory force of violence; it implicitly invites ethical reflection on the human cost behind displays of martial prowess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield moment when bowstrings strike and arrows are expertly loosed, producing a great roar—signaling intense combat and the escalation of the fight.