Shloka 41
Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)
मृदड्भभेरीशड्खानां स्तनयित्नो रथस्य च | यः वश्चिच्छुयते शब्द: प्राणिनो5प्राणिनो5पि वा । एतेषामेव सर्वेषां विषये सम्प्रकीर्तित:
mṛdaṅga-bherī-śaṅkhānāṁ stanayitno rathasya ca | yaś cec chūyate śabdaḥ prāṇino 'prāṇino 'pi vā | eteṣām eva sarveṣāṁ viṣaye samprakīrtitaḥ ||
Bharadvāja berkata: “Sama ada bunyi gendang mṛdaṅga, bunyi gendang besar bherī, bunyi sangkha (siput suci), dentuman guruh awan, atau deruman kereta perang—sesungguhnya apa jua bunyi yang didengar, sama ada timbul daripada makhluk bernyawa ataupun daripada benda tidak bernyawa—semuanya dinyatakan termasuk dalam lingkungan kategori-kategori yang telah dihuraikan itu.”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
All audible phenomena—whether produced by instruments, nature, vehicles, living beings, or inert objects—can be comprehensively accounted for within a defined set of categories of sound. The verse emphasizes the universality of śabda and the usefulness of systematic classification.
In a didactic exchange in Śānti Parva, Bharadvāja is explaining a doctrinal analysis of sound (śabda). He illustrates the teaching with familiar examples—drums, conch, thunder, and chariot-noise—to show that every heard sound, animate or inanimate, is included within the previously stated framework.