Shloka 103

युद्धसंग्रहः

Kurukṣetra Campaign in Summary

Devanagari script

तथा किलकिलाशब्दैर्भूधरो5भून्मनोहर: । कुछ लोग क्रीडा आदिमें आसक्त होकर दूसरे कार्योंकी ओर ध्यान नहीं देते थे

Transliteration

tathā kilakilāśabdair bhūdharo ’bhūn manoharaḥ |

Translation

ଏପରି ‘କିଲକିଲା’ ଧ୍ୱନି ଓ ଆନନ୍ଦର କୋଲାହଳରେ ପ୍ରତିଧ୍ୱନିତ ହୋଇ ସେ ପର୍ବତ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମନୋହର ଲାଗୁଥିଲା। କେହି କେହି କ୍ରୀଡାରେ ଆସକ୍ତ ହୋଇ ଅନ୍ୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ଧ୍ୟାନ ଦେଉନଥିଲେ; ଅନେକେ ହର୍ଷମଦରେ ମତ୍ତ ହୋଇଯାଇଥିଲେ; କେହି ଲାଫି-ଝାପି ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ୱରରେ ହୁଲ୍ଲୋଡ଼ କରୁଥିଲେ ଓ ଉଲ୍ଲାସଧ୍ୱନି ଭରୁଥିଲେ। ଏହି ସମସ୍ତ ଶବ୍ଦରେ ଗୁଞ୍ଜି ଉଠି ସେ ଗିରି ପରମ ରମଣୀୟ ହୋଇଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• किल: indeed, as is said
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल

• किलकिलाशब्दैः: by the sounds of shouts/cries (kila-kilā)
• किलकिलाशब्दैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: किलकिलाशब्द
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भूधरः: the mountain
• भूधरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूधर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभूत्: became, was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मनोहरः: charming, delightful
• मनोहरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• bhūdhara (mountain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily offers a vivid narrative image rather than a direct moral injunction: collective joy and play can become so absorbing that people neglect other duties. Implicitly, it points to the human tendency toward distraction in pleasure, a theme often balanced in the Mahābhārata by reminders of dharma and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

The scene describes a mountain area filled with festive noise—jubilant cries and loud commotion from people playing, jumping, shouting, and celebrating—making the mountain itself seem beautiful and enchanting due to the echoing sounds.