Shloka 40

Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57

Devanagari script

सविस्फुलिड्ो निर्हादस्तयोस्तत्राभिघातज:

Transliteration

sa-visphuliḍo nirhādas tayos tatrābhighātajaḥ

Translation

ఆ ఇద్దరి ఢీకొనుటవలన అక్కడే స్ఫులింగాలతో కూడిన ఘోర గర్జన ధ్వని ఉద్భవించింది।

Word by Word

• सविस्फुलिङ्गः: spark-emitting; having sparks
• सविस्फुलिङ्गः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-विस्फुलिङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निर्हादः: roar; loud sound
• निर्हादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्हाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• तत्र: there; in that place
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अभिघातजः: born from collision/impact
• अभिघातजः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिघात-ज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the palpable consequences of violent confrontation: when force meets force, the result is not only physical damage but an overwhelming atmosphere of fear and intensity. It invites reflection on how conflict amplifies suffering and disorder, even when framed as heroic combat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the immediate sensory effect of a powerful impact between two opponents (or their weapons): a reverberating roar and sparks erupting at the point of collision, emphasizing the ferocity of the duel in the Kurukṣetra war.