Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तत्र स्मान्तर्हिता वाचो व्यचरन्त पुन: पुन:

Transliteration

tatra smāntarhitā vāco vyacaranta punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

その場では、姿を隠した声々が、幾度となく行き交い、途切れ途切れに響き渡っていた。見えぬ存在を思わせ、戦場を覆う不穏な不確かさをいっそう濃くしたのである。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Avyaya (locative adverb: 'there')

• स्म: indeed/then (narrative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म
• Form: Avyaya (particle indicating recollection/emphasis; often with past narration)

• अन्तर्हिताः: hidden, concealed
• अन्तर्हिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्हित
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural (agreeing with वाचः)

• वाचः: voices/speeches/words
• वाचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, nominative, plural

• व्यचरन्त: moved about, wandered, ranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, plural, Parasmaipada

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• पुनः: again and again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: Avyaya (adverb; repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the moral and psychological texture of war: beyond visible combat, fear, confusion, and unseen forces (or untraceable sounds) disturb the mind. It hints that adharma-driven conflict breeds uncertainty and dread, where even ordinary perception becomes unstable.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that in that scene, voices were repeatedly heard moving about though their source was not visible—suggesting concealed speakers, echoes, or an eerie battlefield soundscape that heightens tension and foreboding.