Mahabharata 7.111.18 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 111, Shloka 18

कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement

Chapter 111

Devanagari script

तस्य नादेन महता कम्पितेयं वसुंधरा

Transliteration

tasya nādena mahatā kampiteyaṃ vasuṃdharā

Translation

ด้วยเสียงคำรามอันยิ่งใหญ่ของเขา แผ่นดินนี้ก็สั่นสะเทือน

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• नादेन: by/with the roar (sound)
• नादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• महता: great, mighty
• महता: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• कम्पिता: shaken, trembled
• कम्पिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कम्पित (√कम्प्)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• इयं: this
• इयं: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• वसुंधरा: the earth
• वसुंधरा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुंधरा
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• वसुंधरा (Earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how violent, ego-driven force in war is not merely personal but world-shaking—suggesting that adharma and unchecked fury reverberate through the moral and natural order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a tremendous roar—likely from a warrior’s shout, weapon, or martial tumult—was so powerful that it made the earth tremble, intensifying the sense of impending catastrophe on the battlefield.