Shloka 27
Devanagari script
ततोअस्त्रसंघर्षकृतैर्विस्फुलिड्रैः समन्तत:
Transliteration
tato 'strasaṅgharṣakṛtair visphuliṅgair samantataḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: Then, on every side, sparks flew out—born from the violent clash of weapons—signaling how the battle’s fury was intensifying and how destruction was being generated by human resolve turned toward war.
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्-अर्थे)
अस्त्र-संघर्ष-कृतैःcaused by the friction/clash of weapons
अस्त्र-संघर्ष-कृतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत (√कृ) ; अस्त्र, संघर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (कृत-शब्दः: कृतैः)
विस्फुलिङ्गैःwith sparks
विस्फुलिङ्गैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविस्फुलिङ्ग
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन
समन्ततःon all sides; all around
समन्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (सर्वतः-अर्थे)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
W
Weapons (astra)S
Sparks (visphuliṅga)Character 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
The verse underscores the tangible consequences of armed conflict: when human intention commits to violence, destruction multiplies and spreads in all directions—an implicit ethical reminder of war’s escalating, uncontrollable nature.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield moment when weapons collide so fiercely that sparks scatter everywhere, emphasizing the intensity and closeness of the fighting.