Mahabharata 3.26.4 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 26, Shloka 4

मარკण्डेयागमनम् तथा सत्यव्रत-उपदेशः

Arrival of Mārkaṇḍeya and Counsel on Truth-Vows

Devanagari script

ज्याघोषश्लैव पार्थानां ब्रह्मघोषश्वन धीमताम्‌ । संसृष्टं ब्रह्मणा क्षत्रं भूय एव व्यरोचत

Transliteration

jyāghoṣaś caiva pārthānāṁ brahmaghoṣaś ca dhīmatām | saṁsṛṣṭaṁ brahmaṇā kṣatraṁ bhūya eva vyarocat ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ສຽງກະທົບຂອງສາຍຄັນທະນູຂອງບຸດປານດຸ (ປາຣຖະ) ແລະ ສຽງສວດມົນວິເທດອັນຂັງຂັງຂອງພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ຮູ້ ໄດ້ລຸກຂຶ້ນພ້ອມກັນ. ເມື່ອສຽງທັງສອງປະສົມເປັນສຽງດຽວ ມັນດູປານວ່າເຮັດໃຫ້ການຮ່ວມກັນຂອງຄວາມສັກສິດແຫ່ງພຣາຫມັນ ແລະ ຄວາມກ້າຫານແຫ່ງກະສັດນັກຮົບ ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງຍິ່ງຂຶ້ນ—ຊີ້ວ່າອໍານາດຈະດີທີ່ສຸດ ເມື່ອມີປັນຍາອັນສັກສິດ ແລະ ວິໄນເປັນຜູ້ນໍາ.

Word by Word

• ज्याघोषः: twang/sound of the bowstring
• ज्याघोषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्याघोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पार्थानाम्: of the sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ब्रह्मघोषः: chanting/recitation of Vedic mantras
• ब्रह्मघोषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मघोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• धीमताम्: of the wise
• धीमताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• संसृष्टम्: mingled/combined
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसृष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मणा: with brahmanhood / with Brahmin-ness
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• क्षत्रम्: kṣatriyahood / warrior power
• क्षत्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भूयः: again/further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• एव: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• व्यरोचत्: shone forth/appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + रुच्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas / sons of Kuntī)
• Brahmins (dhīmatām)
• bowstring (jyā)
• Vedic mantras (brahmaghoṣa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ideal social-ethical balance: kṣatriya strength (symbolized by the bowstring’s twang) should operate in harmony with brahmanical wisdom and sacred discipline (symbolized by Vedic chanting). When power is guided by knowledge and restraint, it becomes more radiant and legitimate.

What is happening in the narrative?

The scene evokes an atmosphere where martial readiness and religious recitation occur together. The combined sounds—bows being strung and mantras being chanted—create the impression of a purposeful alliance between warriors and Brahmins, suggesting an organized, dharma-oriented preparation.