Mahabharata 7.84.6 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 84, Shloka 6

अलम्बुस-वधः

The Neutralization of Alambusa

Devanagari script

समेघसमनिर्घोषो महान्‌ शब्दो5स्पृशद्‌ दिवम्‌ । पार्थिवप्रवरं सुप्तं युधिष्ठिरमबोधयत्‌

Transliteration

sameghasamanirghoṣo mahān śabdo 'spṛśad divam | pārthivapravaraṃ suptaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram abodhayat ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Isang napakalakas na ugong, kasinglalim ng dagundong ng ulap na mabigat sa ulan, ang umangat at wari’y sumayad sa langit. Ang alingawngaw na iyon ang gumising kay Yudhiṣṭhira, ang pinakadakila sa mga hari, na noon ay natutulog.

Word by Word

• समेघसमनिर्घोषः: having a roar like that of clouds
• समेघसमनिर्घोषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: समेघसमनिर्घोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शब्दः: sound, noise
• शब्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्पृशत्: touched, reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दिवम्: heaven, sky
• दिवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पार्थिवप्रवरम्: the foremost of kings
• पार्थिवप्रवरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिवप्रवर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुप्तम्: sleeping
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अबोधयत्: awakened, caused to wake
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative (ṇij)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• divam (the sky/heaven)
• śabda (mighty sound)
• megha (clouds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a dharmic king cannot remain insulated from the consequences and pressures of war; the world’s upheaval breaks into personal stillness, reminding the ruler of responsibility and vigilance amid crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

A thunder-like, cloud-rumbling roar—suggestive of martial instruments and commotion—swells up to the sky and wakes the sleeping King Yudhiṣṭhira, marking a sudden escalation or signal in the battlefield setting.