Shloka 16

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ८७: सात्यकेरनुयात्रा

Sātyaki’s resolve and departure to reach Arjuna

Devanagari script

विन्दानुविन्दयो: सायं शिबिरे यो महाध्वनि:,नृत्यतां श्रूयते तात गणानां सोउद्य न स्वनः । विन्द और अनुविन्दके शिविरमें संध्याके समय जो महान्‌ शब्द सुनायी पड़ता था, वह अब नहीं सुननेमें आता है। तात सदा आनन्दित रहनेवाले केकयोंके भवनोंमें झुंड-के-झुंड नर्तकोंका ताल स्वरके साथ गीतका जो महान्‌ शब्द सुनायी पड़ता था, वह अब नहीं सुना जाता है

Transliteration

vindānuvindayoḥ sāyaṃ śibire yo mahādhvaniḥ, nṛtyatāṃ śrūyate tāta gaṇānāṃ so ’dya na svanaḥ |

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “My son, the great clamour that used to be heard at evening in the camp of Vindā and Anuvindā—the resonant sound of troupes of dancers—today that music-like din is heard no more.”

Word by Word

विन्दानुविन्दयोःof (the two) Vinda and Anuvinda

सायम्in the evening

शिबिरेin the camp

यःwhich/that (sound)

महाध्वनिःa great noise/sound

नृत्यताम्of dancers / of those dancing

श्रूयतेis heard

तातO dear one / O son

गणानाम्of groups/troops

सःthat (sound)

उद्यन्rising/going up (resounding)

नnot

स्वनःsound/clang

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Vindā

Anuvindā

śibira (camp)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes