Shloka 40
Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)
ऐश्वर्येण तु सर्वत्र स्थितोडपि पटहादिषु
aiśvaryeṇa tu sarvatra sthito 'pi paṭahādiṣu | sva-vyāpaka-svarūpeṇa tu śabdaḥ sarvatraiva, kintu paṭaha-ādiṣu tasya viśeṣataḥ abhivyaktiḥ bhavati | mṛdaṅga-bherī-śaṅkha-megha-ratha-ghargharāhaṭa-ādiṣu yaḥ kaścid śabdaḥ śrūyate, jaḍa-cetana-yoḥ ca yat kiñcid api śravaṇagocaraṃ śabdam, tat sarvam etebhyaḥ sapta-bhedebhya eva antarbhūtam iti kathitam |
婆罗多婆阇说道：“声以其遍在之性，无处不有；然而在如 paṭaha（大鼓）之类的乐器中，它尤为分明地显现。凡在 mṛdaṅga、bherī、海螺、云雷之中，或战车轰鸣里所闻之声——乃至一切入于听觉之境的声音，不论出自无情之物或有情之众——皆被教导归入这七种分类之内。”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sound is inherently all-pervading, but it becomes distinctly perceptible when conditioned by particular media (like drums, conch, thunder, chariots). All audible sounds—whether from inert objects or living beings—can be subsumed under a sevenfold classification.
Bharadvāja is explaining a doctrinal analysis of śabda (sound) in the Śānti Parva, using familiar examples (drums, conch, thunder, chariot-rumble) to show how an omnipresent principle becomes manifest and how all heard sounds fit into established categories.