Shloka 393
ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam
Description of War Standards
Devanagari script
श्रुत्वा च भैरवं नादमुपेयास्त्वं जवेन माम् | “पाज्चजन्य शंखका ऋषभ स्वरसे बजाया हुआ शब्द और भयंकर कोलाहल सुनते ही तुम बड़े वेगसे मेरे पास पहुँच जाना
Transliteration
śrutvā ca bhairavaṃ nādam upeyāstvam javena mām |
Translation
Sañjaya berkata: “Begitu engkau mendengar gemuruh yang mengerikan itu, segeralah datang kepadaku dengan segenap kecepatan.”
Word by Word
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, —, —, —
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भैरवम्terrible, dreadful
भैरवम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नादम्sound, roar
नादम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनाद (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उपेयाःyou should come/approach
उपेयाः:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-इ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative) / periphrastic with past passive participle sense, Second, Singular, कर्तरि
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Nominative, Singular
जवेनwith speed
जवेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In a crisis, ethical and effective action depends on alertness, disciplined obedience to agreed signals, and swift coordination; delay amid confusion can magnify destruction.
Sañjaya reports an instruction: upon hearing a fearsome sound/roar, the addressed person is to rush immediately to Sañjaya, indicating a prearranged cue amid battlefield tumult.