Shloka 15

Nakula’s Engagement with Citra-sena and Karṇa’s Sons; Śalya Re-stabilizes the Kaurava Host

Devanagari script

वादित्राणां च घोषेण शड्खानां निनदेन च | अभवन्नादिता भूमिर्निर्धातैिरिव भारत

Transliteration

vāditrāṇāṃ ca ghoṣeṇa śaṅkhānāṃ ninadena ca | abhavannāditā bhūmir nirdhātair iva bhārata ||

Translation

اے بھارت! سازوں کے گہرے نعرے اور شنکھوں کی گونج دار صدا سے زمین یوں دہاڑ اٹھی گویا بار بار کڑکتی بجلیاں گر رہی ہوں۔

Word by Word

• वादित्राणाम्: of musical instruments
• वादित्राणाम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• घोषेण: by the roar/sound
• घोषेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शङ्खानाम्: of conches
• शङ्खानाम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• निनदेन: by the blare/clamor
• निनदेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निनद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नादिता: resounding, made to sound
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नादित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भूमिः: the earth
• भूमिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• निर्धातैः: by thunderclaps/crashes
• निर्धातैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्घात
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address 'Bhārata')
• vāditra (war instruments)
• śaṅkha (conches)
• bhūmi (earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the overwhelming momentum of war: collective human intent, expressed through martial signals (conches and instruments), can make the very earth seem to tremble. Implicitly it warns that such mobilization is not merely spectacle—it carries grave consequences, reminding the listener of the moral and existential weight of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield atmosphere as the armies sound conches and instruments. The combined roar is so intense that the ground appears to thunder, setting the stage for the impending clash in the Śalya Parva.