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Shloka 39

नि:ःशब्दमासीत्‌ सहसा पुन: शब्दों महानभूत्‌ । क्रुद्धानां युध्यमानानां जीयतां जयतामपि,क्रोधमें भरकर युद्ध करते हुए पराजित एवं विजयी होनेवाले योद्धाओंका शब्द वहाँ सहसा बंद होकर कभी सन्नाटा छा जाता था और कभी पुनः महान्‌ कोलाहल होने लगता था

niḥśabdam āsīt sahasā punaḥ śabdo mahān abhūt | kruddhānāṃ yudhyamānānāṃ jīyatāṃ jayatām api ||

ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಸಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ನಿಶ್ಶಬ್ದ ಆವರಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು; ಮತ್ತೆ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲೇ ಮಹಾ ಗರ್ಜನೆ ಎದ್ದೇಳುತ್ತಿತ್ತು। ಕ್ರೋಧದಿಂದ ಯುದ್ಧ ಮಾಡುವ—ಕೆಲವರು ಸೋಲುವ, ಕೆಲವರು ಗೆಲ್ಲುವ—ಯೋಧರ ಆ ಕೋಲಾಹಲ ಹೀಗೆ ತಕ್ಷಣ ನಿಂತು ಮತ್ತೆ ಉಕ್ಕಿಬರುತ್ತಿತ್ತು।

निःशब्दम्silent, without sound
निःशब्दम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिःशब्द
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormImperfect, 3, Singular
सहसाsuddenly
सहसा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहसा
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
शब्दःsound, noise
शब्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महान्great, loud
महान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभूत्arose, became
अभूत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormImperfect, 3, Singular
क्रुद्धानाम्of the enraged
क्रुद्धानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
युध्यमानानाम्of those fighting
युध्यमानानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Root√युध्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
जीयताम्of those being conquered/defeated
जीयताम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√जि
FormPresent, 3, Plural, Imperative (passive)
जयताम्of those conquering/victorious
जयताम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√जि
FormPresent, 3, Plural, Imperative (active)
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि

संजय उवाच

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Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the volatility of war driven by krodha (anger): even the battlefield’s soundscape swings between sudden silence and overwhelming uproar, suggesting how quickly human control collapses under passion and how outcomes (victory/defeat) shift moment by moment.

Sañjaya describes the battlefield atmosphere: as enraged warriors clash, the noise of combat sometimes abruptly dies into eerie silence and then returns as a massive din, reflecting the chaotic ebb and flow of fighting among both victors and the defeated.