Shloka 80
Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve
Gandharva Encounter
Devanagari script
ततस्तूर्यप्रणादा श्व भेरीणां च महास्वन:
Transliteration
tatas tūryapraṇādāḥ śaṅkhabherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanaḥ
Translation
तब तुर्यों का नाद और भेरियों का महान् गर्जन उठ खड़ा हुआ।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable)
तूर्यप्रणादाःsounds/blasts of musical instruments
तूर्यप्रणादाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतूर्यप्रणाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
श्वभेरीणाम्of the dog-drums (a kind of drum)
श्वभेरीणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्वभेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formअव्यय (indeclinable)
महास्वनःa great roar/sound
महास्वनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहास्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
T
tūrya (musical instruments)Ś
śaṅkha (conches)B
bherī (kettle-drums)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 highlights how public, ritualized sound (conches, drums, instruments) functions as a moral and social signal—announcing a significant moment, summoning attention, and coordinating collective action in a dharmic or ceremonial context.
Markandeya describes a sudden surge of loud ceremonial/war-like sounds—instrumental blares and the booming of conches and drums—indicating a major development and heightening the scene’s intensity.