Shloka 2736

Devanagari script

बभौ निशामुखे व्योम खद्योतैरिव संवृतम्‌ । अस्त्रोंके परस्पर टकरानेसे जो चारों ओर चिनगारियाँ छूट रही थीं, उनसे आकाश प्रदोषकालमें जुगनुओंसे व्याप्त-सा जान पड़ता था

Transliteration

babhau niśāmukhe vyoma khadyotair iva saṃvṛtam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: At the onset of night, the sky appeared as though filled with fireflies—so many sparks were flung in every direction as weapons struck and clashed against one another. The image underscores the grim brilliance of battle: even nature’s calm twilight is made to resemble a field of restless lights by human violence.

Word by Word

• बभौ: shone, appeared
• बभौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• निशामुखे: at the beginning of night
• निशामुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशामुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• व्योम: the sky
• व्योम: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• खद्योतैः: by/with fireflies
• खद्योतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खद्योत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• संवृतम्: covered, filled, enveloped
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• sky (vyoma)
• fireflies (khadyota)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse offers an ethical contrast: twilight’s natural serenity is visually replaced by the man-made glitter of sparks from clashing weapons. It implicitly highlights how war distorts the world, turning even the sky’s beauty into a sign of destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield at dusk/nightfall. As weapons collide, sparks scatter everywhere, making the sky look as if it is filled with fireflies.