Shloka 117

Devanagari script

परिघके समान मोटी भुजाओंवाले शूरवीर पाण्डवोंने इहलोकमें विजय पाकर परलोकमें भी उत्तम गति निश्चित कर ली। वे सब-के-सब बड़े-बड़े शंख बजाने लगे ।।

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | parighake samānāḥ sthūlā bhujāḥ yeṣāṃ te śūrāḥ pāṇḍavā ihaloke vijayaṃ prāpya paraloke'pi uttamāṃ gatiṃ niścitāṃ cakruḥ | te sarve mahāśaṅkhān vādayām āsuḥ || somakāḥ sapāñcālāḥ prahṛṣyanta janeśvara | tataḥ tūryasahasreṣu nadatsu sa mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

ପରିଘ ସମାନ ମୋଟ ଭୁଜା ଥିବା ଶୂର ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନେ ଇହଲୋକରେ ବିଜୟ ଲାଭ କରି ପରଲୋକରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଉତ୍ତମ ଗତି ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କଲେ। ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ମହାଶଙ୍ଖ ଧ୍ୱନିତ କରିବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲେ। ହେ ଜନେଶ୍ୱର! ସୋମକମାନେ ପାଞ୍ଚାଳମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ହର୍ଷିତ ହେଲେ; ତାପରେ ହଜାର ହଜାର ତୂର୍ୟର ନାଦ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସେହି ମହାବଳ କୋଳାହଳ ଉଠିଲା।

Word by Word

• सोमकाः: the Somakas
• सोमकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सपाञ्चालाः: together with the Panchalas
• सपाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रहृष्यन्त: rejoice / became delighted
• प्रहृष्यन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृष्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• जन-ईश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन + ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तूर्य-सहस्रेषु: among thousands of musical instruments
• तूर्य-सहस्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्य + सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• नदत्सु: sounding / roaring
• नदत्सु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नदत्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural, Shatru (present active participle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: the very mighty one
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Somakas
• Pāñcālas
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address 'janeśvara')
• conches (śaṅkha)
• war-instruments (tūrya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links righteous martial effort with a twofold outcome: success in the visible world (victory, honor) and a higher destiny beyond (uttamā gati). It reflects the epic’s ethic that a kṣatriya who fights steadfastly for a just cause gains both worldly acclaim and spiritual merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍava side surging with confidence: the Pāṇḍavas blow their great conches, while their allies—the Somakas and Pāñcālas—rejoice. The battlefield fills with the roar of thousands of war-instruments, signaling the army’s rising morale and readiness for combat.