Shloka 10
Bhagadattā’s Deployment Against Ghaṭotkaca; Elephant-Corps Escalation
Devanagari script
बभूव सर्वसैन्यानां घोररूपो भयानक: । तथैव पाण्डवा हृष्टा: सिंहनादमथानदन्
Transliteration
babhūva sarvasainyānāṃ ghorarūpo bhayānakaḥ | tathaiva pāṇḍavā hṛṣṭāḥ siṃhanādam athānanadan |
Translation
संजय बोले—समस्त सेनाओं में घोर और भयावह कोलाहल छा गया; और उसी समय पाण्डव हर्ष से भरकर जोर-जोर से सिंहनाद करने लगे।
Word by Word
बभूवbecame / arose
बभूव:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद), परिपूर्ण-भूत (perfect), प्रथम, एकवचन
सर्वसैन्यानाम्of all armies
सर्वसैन्यानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वसैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसक, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
घोररूपःof dreadful form
घोररूपः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootघोररूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
भयानकःterrifying
भयानकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभयानक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तथाthus / likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas
पाण्डवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
हृष्टाःdelighted / exhilarated
हृष्टाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हृष्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
सिंहनादम्lion-roar
सिंहनादम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिंहनाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
अथthen / now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अनदन्roared / shouted
अनदन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनद् (धातु)
Formलङ्, अनद्यतन-भूत (imperfect), प्रथम, बहुवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
PāṇḍavasA
armies (sainyāni)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
Even amid fearsome chaos, steadfastness and collective courage sustain dharma-oriented action; the Pāṇḍavas’ lion-roar symbolizes resolve and morale in righteous struggle.
Sañjaya reports that a terrifying uproar spreads through all the forces, while the Pāṇḍavas, energized and confident, shout a lion-like battle-cry as the fighting intensifies.