Shloka 52
Devanagari script
हाहाकाररवांश्वैव सिंहनादां श्व पुष्ललान्
Transliteration
hāhākāra-ravāṁś caiva siṁha-nādāṁś ca puṣkalān
Translation
Sañjaya said: “There arose tumultuous cries of lamentation and, along with them, many mighty lion-like roars—an overwhelming din that marked the fierce escalation of the battle.”
Word by Word
हाहाकाररवान्a cry of lamentation (wailing sound)
हाहाकाररवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहाहाकार-रव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सिंहनादान्lion-roars (battle-cries)
सिंहनादान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिंहनाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पुष्कलान्abundant/many
पुष्कलान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्कल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral atmosphere of war: alongside heroic roars arise cries of anguish, reminding the listener that battlefield glory and human suffering coexist, and that violence inevitably produces grief.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the battlefield has erupted in a great din—wails of distress and powerful lion-like shouts—signaling intense combat and widespread upheaval among the warriors.