Shloka 173

Devanagari script

तमश्न घोरं शब्दश्न तदा समभवन्महान्‌ । उस समय धूलकी वर्षा ऊपर छा गयी। साथ ही बाणोंकी भी वृष्टि हो रही थी। इससे वहाँ घोर अन्धकार छा गया और बड़े जोरसे कोलाहल होने लगा

Transliteration

tamaś ca ghoraṃ śabdaś ca tadā samabhavan mahān |

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。その時、恐るべき闇が戦場に広がり、巨大な喧噪のうなりが起こった。塵は雨のように舞い上がって覆い、矢もまた雨のごとく降り注いだため、そこは凄まじい暗黒に包まれ、騒然たる叫びがいよいよ高まった。

Word by Word

• तमः: darkness
• तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शब्दः: noise, din
• शब्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• समभवत्: arose, came to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• darkness (tamas)
• great uproar/noise (śabda)
• dust (implied by Hindi gloss)
• arrows (implied by Hindi gloss)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how warfare generates not only physical destruction but also moral and perceptual darkness—confusion, fear, and loss of clarity—warning that adharma-driven violence clouds judgment and amplifies collective suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield as dust rises and arrows pour down, causing a terrifying darkness and a loud, swelling din—signaling an intense, chaotic phase of combat.