Shloka 14

भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्

Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने दारुणे नादसंकुले

Transliteration

tasmiṁs tathā vartamāne dāruṇe nādasaṅkule

Translation

Sañjaya said: While that dreadful situation was unfolding in that manner—amid a tumult of terrifying battle-cries and clamor—

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/place/time)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वर्तमाने: while occurring/going on
• वर्तमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्तमान
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दारुणे: in the dreadful (event/state)
• दारुणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नादसंकुले: in (that) filled with tumultuous sounds
• नादसंकुले: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाद-संकुल
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the moral and psychological weight of war: when events become 'dāruṇa' (dreadful) and the world is 'nādasaṅkula' (choked with uproar), clarity and dharmic discernment are strained—highlighting how violence creates confusion and suffering even before specific deeds are described.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya sets the scene for the next action by describing the battlefield atmosphere: a grim episode is in progress, and the surroundings are filled with the roar and tumult of combat.