Shloka 58
ववुर्बहुविधाश्वैव दिक्षु सर्वासु मारुता: । दृश्यमानेषु रक्ष:सु भूतेषु च नदत्सु च,सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें अनेक प्रकारकी वायु प्रवाहित हो रही थी। सब ओर राक्षस और भूतगण गरजते दिखायी देते थे
vavur bahuvidhāś caiva dikṣu sarvāsu mārutāḥ | dṛśyamāneṣu rakṣaḥsu bhūteṣu ca nadatṣu ca ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Winde vieler Art begannen aus allen Richtungen zu wehen. Ringsum sah man Rākṣasas und andere Geister, die laut brüllten—Vorzeichen, die das Feld verdunkelten und die furchtbare, unrechtmäßige Unruhe ankündigten, welche das kommende Gemetzel umgab.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how moral and cosmic disorder (adharma) is mirrored by ominous natural and supernatural signs. As war approaches, the narrative frames violence not as mere strategy but as an event that disturbs the world’s balance and evokes dread.
Sañjaya reports ominous portents: turbulent winds blow in all directions, and rākṣasas and bhūtas appear and roar. These signs heighten the sense of impending catastrophe on the battlefield.