Shloka 1176

Devanagari script

आस्फोटयामास भृशं भीमसेनो ननाद च | जनेश्वर! पांचालों और सोमकोंके तो हर्षकी सीमा न रही। सहस्रों रणवाद्य बजने लगे। उस समय महाबली भीमसेन जोर-जोरसे ताल ठोकने और सिंहके समान दहाड़ने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | āsphoṭayāmāsa bhṛśaṃ bhīmaseno nanāda ca | janeśvara! pāñcālānāṃ somakānāṃ ca harṣasya sīmā nābhavat | sahasrāṇi raṇavādyāni vavādyire | tadā mahābalī bhīmasenaḥ jorajorena tālaṃ tokan siṃhasyeva nādaṃ cakāra |

Translation

ଜନେଶ୍ୱର! ମହାବଳୀ ଭୀମସେନ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଭାବେ ତାଳ ଠୋକି ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ୱରେ ଗର୍ଜନ କଲେ। ପାଞ୍ଚାଳ ଓ ସୋମକମାନଙ୍କ ହର୍ଷର ସୀମା ରହିଲା ନାହିଁ; ସହସ୍ର ସହସ୍ର ରଣବାଦ୍ୟ ଗୁଞ୍ଜିଉଠିଲା। ସେତେବେଳେ ଭୀମସେନ ନିଜ ଦେହକୁ ତାଡ଼ି ଚ୍ୟାଲେଞ୍ଜ ଦେଇ, ସିଂହନାଦ ପରି ଗର୍ଜି ଧର୍ମଯୁଦ୍ଧ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତି ଘୋଷଣା କଲେ।

Word by Word

• आस्फोटयामास: struck/clapped (repeatedly)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस्-√स्फोट्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भृशम्: vehemently, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृश

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ननाद: roared, sounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नद्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhimasena (Bhima)
• Dhritarashtra (implied by address janeśvara)
• Panchalas
• Somakas
• war-instruments (raṇavādya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how righteous resolve in a dharma-yuddha is strengthened through courage and collective morale: Bhima’s roar and the sounding of war-instruments function as an ethical rallying cry—steadfastness, fearlessness, and solidarity in the face of grave duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to the king that Bhima forcefully claps/strikes his arms and roars like a lion. The Pandava allies—the Panchalas and Somakas—overflow with joy, and countless battle instruments resound, signaling heightened enthusiasm and readiness for combat.