Shloka 41

त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः

Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya

Devanagari script

तत्र नादो महानासीत्‌ पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते

Transliteration

tatra nādo mahān āsīt pāṇḍavānāṁ viśāmpate

Translation

Bấy giờ, hỡi bậc chúa tể của muôn dân, từ phía các Pāṇḍava vang dậy một tiếng gầm lớn—một tiếng hô chiến trận áp đảo, báo hiệu quyết tâm của họ và khích lệ toàn quân giữa sức nặng đạo lý của cuộc chiến.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb: 'there')

• नादः: sound, roar
• नादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महान्: great, loud
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how collective resolve manifests outwardly: the Pāṇḍavas’ great roar is not mere noise but a sign of unified purpose in a war framed by dharma, where inner determination and moral stakes shape action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, at that point in the battle, a tremendous uproar rose from the Pāṇḍava side—indicating heightened momentum, rallying, or a decisive engagement about to unfold.