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Shloka 20

रक्षांसि च पिशाचाश्न विनेदुरतिसड्रता: । ववुश्चवाशिशिरा वाता: सूर्यो नैव तताप च,राक्षत और पिशाच परस्पर मिलकर जोर-जोरसे गर्जना करने लगे, गरम हवा चलने लगी और सूर्यका ताप क्षीण हो गया

rakṣāṃsi ca piśācāś ca vinedur ati-saṃrabdhāḥ | vavuś ca vāyavaḥ śiśirāḥ sūryo naiva tatāpa ca ||

Sañjaya sprach: „Die Rākṣasas und Piśācas, von wilder Erregung gepackt, begannen laut zu heulen und zu brüllen. Kalte Winde wehten, und selbst die Sonne schien ihre Wärme zu verlieren.“ Der Vers kündet von einer unheilvollen Wendung im Krieg: Natur und unsichtbare Mächte spiegeln die moralische und seelische Aufgewühltheit des Schlachtfeldes und künden gesteigerte Gewalt und Unordnung an.

रक्षांसिrakshasas (demons)
रक्षांसि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पिशाचाःpiśācas (ghouls)
पिशाचाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपिशाच
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विनेदुःroared, made a loud sound
विनेदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootनद्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
अतिसङ्घ्रताःvery close together / in a dense cluster
अतिसङ्घ्रताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिसङ्घ्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ववुःblew
ववुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवा
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अशिशिराःnot cool, warm/hot
अशिशिराः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअशिशिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वाताःwinds
वाताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवात
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सूर्यःthe sun
सूर्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed, at all
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
ततापshone/burned (gave heat)
तताप:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
R
rākṣasas
P
piśācas
W
wind
S
sun

Educational Q&A

When violence and moral confusion intensify, the epic often depicts nature itself as reflecting that imbalance. The imagery of ghouls roaring, cold winds, and a weakened sun underscores the ethical darkness surrounding the battle and warns of escalating destruction.

Sañjaya reports ominous battlefield portents: rākṣasas and piśācas cry out in frenzy, cold winds arise, and the sun’s heat diminishes—signs that the conflict is entering a more dreadful and chaotic phase.