Shloka 86
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
ततो&न््तरिक्षमुत्प्लुत्य कालमेघ इवोन्नदन्
tato 'ntarikṣam utplutya kālamegha ivonnadan
তেতিয়া সি জঁপিয়াই অন্তৰীক্ষলৈ উঠি কালমেঘৰ দৰে গর্জন কৰিলে—সেই অশুভ ধ্বনিয়ে ৰণভূমিৰ ভয় আৰু ধৰ্মৰ গম্ভীৰতা অধিক ঘনীভূত কৰিলে।
सयजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how unchecked martial fury can become a force of dread, like a storm-cloud: it magnifies the ethical weight of war, where power expressed as terror signals the destructive momentum of conflict.
Sañjaya describes a warrior leaping into the air and letting out a thunderous roar, compared to the rumble of a dark rain-cloud—an image meant to convey imminent violence and the fear it spreads on the battlefield.