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

Sañjaya nói: Như mây sấm gầm trên trời, chàng phát ra một âm thanh rợn người—tựa như át cả tiếng sét kinh hoàng—khi giật dây cây cung vĩ đại Gāṇḍīva của mình.

Word by Word

• घोर: terrible
• घोर: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वज्र: thunderbolt
• वज्र: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निष्पेषम्: crash; smashing sound
• निष्पेषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्पेष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्तनयित्नुः: thunder (thundering cloud)
• स्तनयित्नुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तनयित्नु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like; as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अम्बरे: in the sky
• अम्बरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Gāṇḍīva
• sky (ambara)
• thundercloud (stanayitnu)
• thunderbolt (vajra)

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.