Shloka 45
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
Devanagari script
दारुको<वेत्य संदेशं श्रुत्वा शड्खस्य च स्वनम्
Transliteration
dāruko vetya saṃdeśaṃ śrutvā śaṅkhasya ca svanam
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。使者の言葉を悟り、さらに法螺貝の轟く響きを聞くや、ダールカはその瞬間の切迫を掴んだ――戦の混乱のただ中で、義務（ダルマ）が今ただちに行動を求めていることを告げる、紛れもない合図であった。
Word by Word
दारुकःDāruka (name; the charioteer)
दारुकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदारुक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अवेत्यhaving understood
अवेत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअव + इ (धातु: इ)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having known/understood
संदेशम्message
संदेशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंदेश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु: श्रु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having heard
शङ्खस्यof the conch
शङ्खस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्ख
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
स्वनम्sound, blast
स्वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DārukaŚ
śaṅkha (conch)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In a war setting, clear signals and messages function as calls to duty: understanding instruction and responding promptly is portrayed as disciplined conduct (kartavya-buddhi) rather than impulsive action.
Sañjaya reports that Dāruka understands a conveyed message and simultaneously hears the conch’s blare—an audible cue indicating urgency and the need to act in the unfolding battle situation.