Shloka 80

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

ततस्तूर्यप्रणादा श्व भेरीणां च महास्वन:

Transliteration

tatas tūryapraṇādāḥ śaṅkhabherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanaḥ

Translation

Rồi bỗng dậy lên một tiếng gầm lớn cuộn trào—tiếng kèn nhạc vang rền, tiếng tù và và trống lớn nổ như sấm—báo hiệu một bước ngoặt quyết liệt trong diễn biến, khiến mọi người đều bừng tỉnh, sẵn sàng ứng chiến.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• तूर्यप्रणादाः: sounds/blasts of musical instruments
• तूर्यप्रणादाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्यप्रणाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• श्वभेरीणाम्: of the dog-drums (a kind of drum)
• श्वभेरीणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वभेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• महास्वनः: a great roar/sound
• महास्वनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महास्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• tūrya (musical instruments)
• śaṅkha (conches)
• bherī (kettle-drums)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how public, ritualized sound (conches, drums, instruments) functions as a moral and social signal—announcing a significant moment, summoning attention, and coordinating collective action in a dharmic or ceremonial context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Markandeya describes a sudden surge of loud ceremonial/war-like sounds—instrumental blares and the booming of conches and drums—indicating a major development and heightening the scene’s intensity.