Shloka 153

Devanagari script

घोरवज्विनिष्पेषं स्तनयित्नुरिवाम्बरे । उन्होंने आकाशमें मेघके समान भयानक वज्रपातके शब्दको तिरस्कृत करनेवाले भयंकर स्वरमें अपने विशाल गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकार की

Transliteration

ghoravajviniṣpeṣaṁ stanayitnur ivāmbare |

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—آسمان میں گرجتے بادل کی مانند، اس نے اپنے عظیم گاندیو کمان کی ایسی ہولناک ٹنکار بلند کی جو گویا خوفناک آذرخش کے دھماکے کو بھی دبا دے۔

Word by Word

घोरterrible

वज्रthunderbolt

निष्पेषम्crash; smashing sound

स्तनयित्नुःthunder (thundering cloud)

इवlike; as

अम्बरेin the sky

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Gāṇḍīva

sky (ambara)

thundercloud (stanayitnu)

thunderbolt (vajra)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos: steadfastness and the public declaration of resolve in a righteous struggle. The thunder-like twang symbolizes inner determination made outward, reminding that in war moral pressure and courage are tested alongside weapons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior (implied Arjuna by the mention of Gāṇḍīva) twanging his bow so powerfully that it sounds like a thundercloud and seems to overpower even thunderbolt-like crashes—an intimidation and rallying signal on the battlefield.