Shloka 17
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
Devanagari script
ततो<नुवादयामासु: पणवानकदुन्दुभीन्
Transliteration
tato 'nuvādayāmāsuḥ paṇavānaka-dundubhīn
Translation
ततोऽनुवादयामासुः पणवानकदुन्दुभीन् ।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)
अनुवादयामासुःthey caused to resound / they played (made sound)
अनुवादयामासुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-√वद्
Formलिट् (परस्मैपदम्), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्
पणवkettledrums (panava drums)
पणव:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपणव
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्
आनकwar-drums (ānaka)
आनक:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआनक
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्
दुन्दुभीन्kettledrums (dundubhi drums)
दुन्दुभीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुन्दुभि
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
paṇava (drum)Ā
ānaka (drum)D
dundubhi (war-drum)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
The verse highlights how communal sound—drums in particular—functions as an ethical and social signal: it publicly marks a transition, gathers attention, and affirms collective resolve under recognized authority, emphasizing order and shared participation rather than private impulse.
After the preceding development, people (or attendants) begin sounding multiple kinds of ceremonial/military drums—paṇavas, ānakas, and dundubhis—creating a resounding announcement that frames the next event as formal and publicly witnessed.