Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तलयोश्व तथा शब्दान्‌ धनुषश्न महाहवे | शड्खशब्दवरांश्वैव चक्रतुस्तौ नरेश्वरी,राजन! तब वे दोनों नरेश बारंबार सिंहनाद करते हुए उस महासमरमें तालियाँ बजाने, धनुषकी टंकार करने और उत्तम शंखनाद फैलाने लगे

Transliteration

tālayoś ca tathā śabdān dhanuṣaś ca mahāhave | śaṅkhaśabdavarāṃś caiva cakratuḥ tau nareśvarī, rājan |

Translation

ਸੰਜਯ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਹੇ ਰਾਜਨ! ਉਸ ਮਹਾਂਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਨਰੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਮੁੜ ਮੁੜ ਤਾਲੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਧੁਨ, ਧਨੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਟੰਕਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਤਮ ਸ਼ੰਖਨਾਦ ਉਠਾਉਂਦੇ ਰਹੇ।

Word by Word

तलयोःof (their) palms / of clapping

चand

अश्वhorses

तथाalso / likewise

शब्दान्sounds

धनुषःof the bow

चand

महाहवेin the great battle

शङ्खof the conch

शब्दsound

वरान्excellent / best

चand

एवindeed / just

चक्रतुःthey did / they made

तौthose two

नरेश्वरौthe two kings

राजन्O king

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

two kings/royal warriors (tau nareśvarī)

bow (dhanuṣ)

conch (śaṅkha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the martial code (kṣātra-dharma) of openly declaring intent in battle: through lion-roars, bow-twangs, and conch-blasts, warriors signal courage, readiness, and a public challenge rather than covert aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes two royal combatants in the midst of a major engagement. They repeatedly make loud battle-signals—clapping, twanging their bows, and blowing conches—heightening the atmosphere and announcing their presence and determination to fight.