Shloka 70

Devanagari script

पाञ्चजन्यस्य निर्घोषं विस्फूर्जितमिवाशने: । निशम्य सर्वसैन्यानि समहृष्यन्त सर्वश:,बिजलीकी गड़गड़ाहटके समान पांचजन्यका गम्भीर घोष सुनकर सब ओर फैले हुए समस्त पाण्डवसैनिक हर्षसे उललसित एवं रोमांचित हो उठे

Transliteration

pāñcajanyasya nirghoṣaṃ visphūrjitam ivāśaneḥ | niśamya sarvasainyāni samahṛṣyanta sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : En entendant le grondement profond de la conque Pāñcajanya—pareil au fracas de l’éclair—toutes les divisions de l’armée, de tous côtés, furent saisies d’allégresse. Ce son affermit leur résolution et attisa le courage commun à mesure que l’heure décisive de la guerre approchait.

Word by Word

पाञ्चजन्यस्यof Pāñcajanya (Krishna's conch)

निर्घोषम्roar; loud sound

विस्फूर्जितम्thundered; roaring (as if)

इवlike; as if

अशनेःof the thunderbolt / thunder

निशम्यhaving heard

सर्वall

सैन्यानिarmies; troops

समहृष्यन्तrejoiced; became delighted

सर्वशःon all sides; entirely

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāñcajanya (conch)

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 how a righteous cause and confident leadership can unify and uplift a community: a single emblematic signal (the conch’s roar) transforms fear into shared courage and readiness to act.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the conflict approaches, the booming sound of Pāñcajanya is heard like thunder; on hearing it, the assembled troops become thrilled and joyful, their morale rising across the battlefield.