Shloka 38
Devanagari script
रजोमेघास्तु संजज्ञु: शस्त्रविद्युद्धिरावृता: । धनुषां चापि निर्घोषो दारुण: समपद्यत
Transliteration
rajomeghās tu saṃjajñuḥ śastravidyuddhirāvṛtāḥ | dhanuṣāṃ cāpi nirghoṣo dāruṇaḥ samapadyata ||
Translation
三阇耶说道：尘土如云腾起，在兵刃交击之中浓密地遮蔽了战场；弓弦的可怖轰鸣亦充塞长空——昭示战斗已全然涌入其凶烈的轨道。
Word by Word
रजोमेघाःclouds of dust
रजोमेघाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरजस्-मेघ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
संजज्ञुःarose/appeared
संजज्ञुः:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
शस्त्रविद्युद्धिरावृताःcovered with weapon-flashes
शस्त्रविद्युद्धिरावृताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशस्त्र-विद्युत्-आवृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धनुषाम्of bows
धनुषाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
निर्घोषःroar/sound
निर्घोषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्घोष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दारुणःterrible
दारुणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदारुण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समपद्यतcame about/ensued
समपद्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + पद्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
dust cloudsW
weaponsB
bowsCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse offers a sober, sensory portrayal of war’s escalation: confusion (dust), danger (weapon-flash), and fear (dreadful roar). Ethically, it underscores how battle overwhelms clarity and peace, reminding the listener that violence rapidly becomes all-encompassing once unleashed.
Sañjaya reports that the fighting has intensified: dust rises like clouds, the field is obscured amid flashing weapons, and the terrifying sound of bows reverberates—marking the full onset of fierce combat.