Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तदनन्तर कर्णका हर्ष बढ़ानेके लिये कौरव-सैनिक वहाँ सब ओर बाजे बजाने और शंखध्वनि करने लगे ।।

Transliteration

tadanantaraṁ karṇasya harṣaṁ vardhayituṁ kaurava-sainikāḥ tatra sarvato vādyāni vādayām āsuḥ śaṅkha-nādaṁ ca cakruḥ | tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ sarve harṣayantaḥ dhanañjayam tūrya-śaṅkha-ninādena diśaḥ sarvāḥ vyanādayan |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Sesudah itu, untuk menambah kegembiraan Karṇa, para askar Kaurava di segenap penjuru mula membunyikan alat-alat muzik dan meniup sangkha. Demikian juga, semua Pāṇḍava, demi menaikkan semangat Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), membuat seluruh penjuru bergema dengan bunyi trompet dan deru sangkha.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हर्षयन्तः: gladdening, causing joy
• हर्षयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हर्षयत् (हर्षय्-धातु, णिच्)
• Form: Present active participle (कर्तरि शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धनंजयम्: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तूर्यशङ्खनिनादेन: by the sound of trumpets and conches
• तूर्यशङ्खनिनादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्य-शङ्ख-निनाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• व्यनादयन्: they caused to resound
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनद् (वि-उपसर्ग)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karna
• Kaurava soldiers
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• conch (śaṅkha)
• war-instruments (vādyāni, tūrya)
• directions/quarters (diśaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a dharma-yuddha setting, collective resolve is strengthened through disciplined encouragement: the armies use ritualized sound (conches and instruments) to steady the mind, affirm loyalty, and reinforce the chosen leader’s courage—showing how morale and intention shape action in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a key moment in the battle sequence, the Kaurava troops loudly play instruments and blow conches to boost Karṇa’s confidence. The Pāṇḍavas respond in kind, making all directions echo with trumpets and conches to uplift Arjuna (Dhanañjaya).