Shloka 30

अलम्बुस-वधः

The Neutralization of Alambusa

Devanagari script

ह्रादेन गजघण्टानां शड्खानां निनदेन च । नराणां पदशब्दैश्व॒ कम्पतीव सम मेदिनी,हाथियोंके घंटोंकी घनघनाहट, शंखोंकी ध्वनि तथा पैदल चलनेवाले मनुष्योंके पैरोंकी धमकसे यह पृथ्वी काँपती-सी जान पड़ती थी

Transliteration

hrādena gajaghaṇṭānāṃ śaṅkhānāṃ ninadena ca | narāṇāṃ padaśabdaiś ca kampatīva sā medinī ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: With the resounding clang of the elephants’ bells, the blare of conches, and the heavy footfall of marching men, the earth itself seemed to tremble—an ominous sign of the vast, relentless momentum of war and the suffering it unleashes.

Word by Word

• ह्रादेन: by/with the loud sound
• ह्रादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्राद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गजघण्टानाम्: of the elephants' bells
• गजघण्टानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गजघण्टा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• शङ्खानाम्: of conches
• शङ्खानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• निनदेन: by/with the roar/sound
• निनदेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निनद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नराणाम्: of men
• नराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पदशब्दैः: by/with the sounds of footsteps
• पदशब्दैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदशब्द
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कम्पती: trembles
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• सम्: altogether, completely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• मेदिनी: the earth
• मेदिनी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• elephants
• elephants’ bells
• conches
• the earth (Medinī)