Shloka 23

ततः शड्खाश्न भेर्यश्व॒ पणवा विविधा: परे । आनकाश्चाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलो5भवत्‌,तदनन्तर शंख, भेरी, नाना प्रकारके पणव और आनक आदि अन्य बाजे सहसा बज उठे और उन सबका सम्मिलित शब्द सब ओर गूँज उठा

tataḥ śaṅkhāś ca bheryaś ca paṇavā vividhāḥ pare | ānakāś cābhyahanyanta sa śabdas tumulo 'bhavat ||

അതിനുശേഷം മറുവശത്ത് ശംഖങ്ങളും ഭേരികളും നാനാവിധ പണവങ്ങളും ആനകാദി വാദ്യങ്ങളും പെട്ടെന്ന് മുഴങ്ങി; അവയുടെ സംയുക്തധ്വനി അത്യന്തം തുമുലമായ ഗർജ്ജനമായി എല്ലാടവും പടർന്നു.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
Formअव्यय
शङ्खाःconches
शङ्खाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्ख
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
भेर्यःkettledrums
भेर्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभेरी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
पणवाःsmall drums
पणवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपणव
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
विविधाःvarious, of many kinds
विविधाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (पणवाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
परेothers (also)
परे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (अन्तर्भूत-नाम; 'अन्ये')
आनकाःlarge drums (ānaka)
आनकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआनक
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formअव्यय
अभ्यहन्यन्तwere struck, were sounded
अभ्यहन्यन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-हन् (धातु: हन्)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतन-भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद
सःthat
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सः)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
शब्दःsound, noise
शब्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तुमुलःtumultuous, loud
तुमुलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुमुल
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (शब्दः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
अभवत्became, arose
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतन-भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

(संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
Ś
śaṅkha (conch)
B
bherī (kettledrum)
P
paṇava (drum)
Ā
ānaka (drum)
P
pare (the opposing side)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how war announces itself through overwhelming collective noise, reminding the listener that external excitement and intimidation can drown out inner moral clarity; dharma requires steadiness and discernment even when the world becomes tumultuous.

Sañjaya describes the opposing side’s instruments—conches and multiple kinds of drums—being struck together, creating a thunderous roar that signals readiness and escalation on the battlefield.