Shloka 52

Devanagari script

बाणशब्दान्‌ बहुविधान्‌ नराश्वरथनिस्वनान्‌

Transliteration

bāṇaśabdān bahuvidhān narāśvarathanisvanān

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: «ເກີດສຽງລູກທະນູຫຼາຍຢ່າງ ພ້ອມກັບສຽງກະຫຼືກກະຫຼືກຂອງຄົນ ມ້າ ແລະລົດຮົບ».

Word by Word

• बाणशब्दान्: sounds of arrows
• बाणशब्दान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाणशब्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहुविधान्: of many kinds, various
• बहुविधान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नराश्वरथनिस्वनान्: the din/sounds of men, horses, and chariots
• नराश्वरथनिस्वनान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-अश्व-रथ-निस्वन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (bāṇa)
• men/warriors (nara)
• horses (aśva)
• chariots (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse offers no direct moral injunction; its ethical force is indirect—by vividly presenting the battlefield’s din, it highlights the grave human cost and intensity of war, inviting reflection on the consequences of kṣatriya violence and the weight of choices that lead to such destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the immediate auditory scene of combat: arrows whistling and striking, and the loud, reverberating noise produced by warriors, horses, and chariots as the battle surges.