Shloka 134

Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava

Devanagari script

ततः प्रजज्ञे तुमुलः कुरूणां निशामुखे घोरतम: प्रणाद:

Transliteration

tataḥ prajajñe tumulaḥ kurūṇāṃ niśāmukhe ghoratamaḥ praṇādaḥ

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—ततः कुरूणां निशामुखे तुमुलो घोरतमः प्रणादः प्रजज्ञे॥

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereafter')

• प्रजज्ञे: arose/was born
• प्रजज्ञे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• तुमुलः: tumultuous, loud
• तुमुलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• कुरूणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, genitive, plural

• निशामुखे: at the beginning of night
• निशामुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशामुख
• Form: Neuter, locative, singular

• घोरतमः: most terrible
• घोरतमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोरतम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular (superlative)

• प्रणादः: roar, din, loud sound
• प्रणादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणाद
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kurus

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how war amplifies collective agitation: as night falls, the ‘most dreadful roar’ reflects escalating violence and the moral darkness that accompanies unchecked hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that at nightfall a tremendous, terrifying uproar arises in the Kuru camp/host—an audible sign of heightened battle-fury and impending or ongoing conflict.