Shloka 38
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
Devanagari script
ततः सुतुमुलं शब्द शुश्रावाथ बृहस्पति:
Transliteration
tataḥ sutumulaṃ śabdaṃ śuśrāvātha bṛhaspatiḥ
Translation
そのとき――と伝えられる――ブリハスパティは、天地を揺るがすほどの凄まじい轟きを耳にした。それは、展開しつつある争いの中で騒乱が突如として高まり、事態が重々しく加速してゆく徴であった。
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')
सुतुमुलम्very loud, exceedingly tumultuous
सुतुमुलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुतुमुल
FormNeuter, accusative, singular
शब्दम्sound, noise
शब्दम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, accusative, singular
शुश्रावheard
शुश्राव:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada
अथthen, now, and then
अथ:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
FormAvyaya
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaB
BṛhaspatiCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how momentous actions in war reverberate beyond the battlefield: even divine or cosmic figures are portrayed as witnesses to human conflict, underscoring the moral weight and far-reaching consequences of violence and upheaval.
The narrator reports that an extremely loud, tumultuous sound arises and is heard by Bṛhaspati, functioning as a dramatic cue that a major clash or turning point is occurring in the surrounding battle narrative.