Shloka 16

Adhyāya 40 (Book 7, Droṇa-parva): Abhimanyu’s Rapid Advance and Battlefield Disruption

Devanagari script

वादित्राणि च सर्वाणि नानालिड्रानि सर्वश:,पाण्डवोंके सैनिक वहाँ हर्षमें भरकर नाना प्रकारके सभी रणवाद्य बजाने लगे और मुसकराते हुए वे सुभद्राकुमारका पराक्रम देखने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi nānāvidhāni sarvaśaḥ | pāṇḍavānāṃ sainikās tatra harṣeṇa samanvitāḥ | nānāprakārāṇi raṇavādyāni vādayām āsuḥ | smayamānāś ca te sarve subhadrākumārasya parākramaṃ didṛkṣavaḥ ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「そのときパーンダヴァ軍の兵たちは四方で歓喜に満ち、さまざまな軍楽器を鳴らし始めた。彼らは微笑みつつ、スバドラの子の武勇に目を凝らし、その勇猛を見届けようとした。」

Word by Word

• वादित्राणि: musical instruments (war-instruments)
• वादित्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना

• लीड्राणि: unclear/possibly corrupt reading (see sandhi_notes)
• लीड्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीड्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वशः: in every way; altogether
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pāṇḍava soldiers
• Subhadrā
• Subhadrā’s son (Abhimanyu)
• war-instruments (raṇavādyāni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violence, the epic highlights the ethical psychology of war: morale, confidence, and admiration for courageous action are portrayed as forces that sustain a side believed to be aligned with dharma. The verse underscores how collective spirit gathers around a champion’s righteous valor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍava troops, delighted, sound many kinds of battle-instruments and smile as they watch—eager to witness the prowess of Subhadrā’s son, Abhimanyu.