Shloka 55

Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot

Devanagari script

अवादयन्त गन्धर्वा वादित्र॑ं सुमनोहरम्‌

Transliteration

avādayanta gandharvā vāditraṃ sumanoharam

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ພວກຄັນທະຣະວະ (Gandharva) ໄດ້ບັນເລງເຄື່ອງດົນຕີອັນງາມຫູຢ່າງຍິ່ງ ໃຫ້ສຽງອັນດຶງດູດເຕັມໄປທົ່ວສະຖານທີ່—ເປັນການປະກອບອັນເປັນມົງຄຸນ ແລະເໜືອໂລກ ທ່າມກາງເຫດການອັນໜັກໜ່ວງຂອງສົງຄາມ.

Word by Word

• अवादयन्त: they caused to be played / they played
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् + √वादय् (√वद्, णिच्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada

• गन्धर्वाः: the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वादित्रम्: a musical instrument
• वादित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सुमनोहरम्: very charming / delightful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + मनोहर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Gandharvas
• vāditra (musical instrument)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, even amid violent conflict, the epic frames events within a larger cosmic order: celestial music can signal auspiciousness, solemnity, or a heightened, otherworldly significance to what is unfolding.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Gandharvas—heavenly musicians—are sounding enchanting instrumental music, suggesting a supernatural or ceremonial atmosphere surrounding the events being narrated in this section of Śalya Parva.