Shloka 33
Devanagari script
ततस्तूर्यसहस्राणि नानालिज्रानि भारत
Transliteration
tatastūryasahasrāṇi nānāliṅgāni bhārata
Translation
そのとき、バーラタよ、幾千もの軍楽器—法螺や喇叭、さまざまに轟く合図—が鳴り響き、戦場の騒然はいよいよ高まり、武者たちの決意を奮い立たせた。
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')
तूर्यmusical instruments (trumpets/drums etc.)
तूर्य:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतूर्य
FormNeuter, nominative plural (in compound with सहस्राणि)
सहस्राणिthousands
सहस्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, nominative plural
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
FormAvyaya (adverbial/attributive: 'various')
अलिज्रानिa kind of musical instrument (uncertain identification)
अलिज्रानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअलिज्र
FormNeuter, nominative plural
भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, vocative singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)T
tūrya (war-instruments)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how collective signals—like martial music and calls—shape human conduct in war: they intensify courage and aggression, reminding readers that external stimuli can amplify inner intentions, for good or ill, and thus must be understood within the ethical gravity of battle.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, at this moment in the Drona Parva battle sequence, thousands of different war-instruments and signals are sounded, marking a surge in battlefield activity and the mobilization of forces.