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Shloka 7

Arjuna–Bhīṣma Strategic Engagement and Mutual Arrow-Interdiction (भीष्मार्जुनसमागमः)

नरेन्द्रनागाश्वरथाकुलाना- मभ्यागतानामशिवे मुहूर्ते । बभूव घोषस्तुमुल श्चमूनां वातोद्भुतानामिव सागराणाम्‌

sañjaya uvāca

narendranāgāśvarathākulānām abhyāgatānām aśive muhūrte |

babhūva ghoṣas tumulaś camūnām vātodbhutānām iva sāgarāṇām ||

Sañjaya nói: Khi quân hai phía—chật kín các vua chúa, voi chiến, ngựa chiến và chiến xa—đã giáp mặt và áp sát nhau trong khoảnh khắc điềm gở ấy, một tiếng gầm rền ghê rợn dâng lên từ các đạo quân, như biển cả bị gió khuấy tung. Câu kệ nhìn cuộc va chạm ấy không như vinh quang, mà như một đợt sóng ominous của sức mạnh tập thể, gợi bóng tối đạo lý của cuộc chiến huynh đệ tương tàn.

नरेन्द्रof kings
नरेन्द्र:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनर-इन्द्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
नागof elephants
नाग:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनाग
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अश्वof horses
अश्व:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
रथof chariots
रथ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
आकुलानाम्of those filled/crowded
आकुलानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootआकुल
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
अभ्यागतानाम्of those who had come near/arrived
अभ्यागतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-आ-गम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
अशिवेin inauspicious
अशिवे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-शिव
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
मुहूर्तेat the moment (muhūrta)
मुहूर्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
बभूवarose/was
बभूव:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
घोषःa roar/clamor
घोषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootघोष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुमुलःtumultuous
तुमुलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुमुल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चमूनाम्of the armies
चमूनाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootचमू
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
वातby wind
वात:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवात
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
उद्भुतानाम्of those stirred up/agitated
उद्भुतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्-भू
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सागराणाम्of oceans
सागराणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसागर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
K
kings (narendra)
E
elephants (nāga)
H
horses (aśva)
C
chariots (ratha)
A
armies/hosts (camū)
O
oceans (sāgara)
W
wind (vāta)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the ominous moral atmosphere of war: when forces driven by power and rivalry converge, the result is a terrifying, impersonal tumult—suggesting that adharma manifests not only in actions but also in the very ‘omens’ and mood surrounding them.

As the two armies at Kurukṣetra draw close—packed with kings, elephants, horses, and chariots—an immense, frightening roar rises from the troops, compared to wind-churned oceans, marking the immediate prelude to battle.