Shloka 51
हाहाकृतमभूत् सर्वमैरावतनिवेशनम् । वासुकिप्रमुखानां च नागानां जनमेजय
hāhākṛtam abhūt sarvam airāvata-niveśanam | vāsuki-pramukhānāṁ ca nāgānāṁ janamejaya ||
اضطربت دارُ إيرافَتَ كلُّها بصيحاتٍ مدوّية. ويا جاناميجايا، إن مساكنَ النّاغا يتقدّمهم فاسُكي قد غشّاها دخانٌ كثيف؛ فانتشر فيها الظلام حتى بدت كالغابات والجبال وقد لُفَّت بضبابٍ كثيف.
अश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how destructive forces—whether ritual, conflict, or unleashed power—create collective suffering that spreads beyond a single target. It implicitly cautions rulers and agents of action to consider wider consequences and to restrain violence that disrupts social and cosmic order.
The speaker (the horse) describes a sudden outbreak of panic: Airāvata’s residence is filled with cries, and the Nāga dwellings led by Vāsuki are engulfed in smoke and darkness, appearing like mist-covered forests and mountains.