Shloka 14
Devanagari script
त्रियामा रजनी चैषा घोररूपा भयानका
Transliteration
triyāmā rajanī caiṣā ghorarūpā bhayānakā
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—त्रियामा रजनी चैषा घोररूपा भयानका।
Word by Word
त्रियामाthree-watched (night)
त्रियामा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्रियामा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
रजनीnight
रजनी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरजनी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एषाthis
एषा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
घोररूपाof dreadful form
घोररूपा:
TypeAdjective
Rootघोररूप
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भयानकाterrifying
भयानका:
TypeAdjective
Rootभयानक
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaN
night (rajanī)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how adharma-driven violence and escalating conflict darken the moral atmosphere itself: the night becomes a symbol of fear, confusion, and the consequences that follow when restraint and righteousness collapse.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes the night as unusually dreadful and fear-inducing, setting a grim tone for the nocturnal developments and the heightened terror of the battlefield situation.