Shloka 24
Devanagari script
स संनिपातस्तुमुलस्तयोरासीद् विशाम्पते
Transliteration
sa sannipātas tumulas tayor āsīd viśāmpate
Translation
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತೇ! ಆ ಎರಡು ಸೇನೆಗಳ ಸಂನಿಪಾತವು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ತುಮುಲವಾಯಿತು; ಯುದ್ಧದ ಘೋರ ನಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರೋಧೋನ್ಮಾದದಿಂದ ಮಹಾಸಮರ ಗರ್ಜಿಸಿತು.
Word by Word
सःthat (he/it)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संनिपातःencounter, clash, meeting (of armies)
संनिपातः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंनिपात
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुमुलःtumultuous, fierce
तुमुलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुमुल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तयोःof the two (of them)
तयोः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual
आसीत्was, occurred
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विशाम्of the people, of the subjects
विशाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविश्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
पतेO lord
पते:
TypeNoun
Rootपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaV
viśāmpati (the king addressed, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra)Character 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 underscores the moral atmosphere of war: when opposing sides collide, the result is not orderly heroism but a chaotic, deafening melee. It implicitly highlights the human cost and loss of composure that accompany large-scale conflict, serving as a sober reminder of war’s destabilizing nature.
Sañjaya reports to the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) that the two sides have met in close combat and that their engagement has become intensely tumultuous—suggesting a major escalation into a noisy, violent clash on the battlefield.