Shloka 15
सदण्डशूला दीप्ताग्रा: शीर्यमाणा: समन्ततः । उल्का भूमिं दिव: पेतुराहत्य रविमण्डलम्
sadaṇḍaśūlā dīptāgrāḥ śīryamāṇāḥ samantataḥ | ulkā bhūmiṃ divaḥ petur āhatya ravimaṇḍalam ||
Sañjaya sprach: Meteore, deren Spitzen lodernd glühten, fielen vom Himmel zur Erde, als träfen sie die Sonnenscheibe. Zersplitternd stoben sie nach allen Seiten auseinander und regneten herab, begleitet von speerartigen Schäften und stangenbewehrten Stacheln—ein unheilvolles Zeichen im Krieg.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as an omen: when human conduct descends into large-scale violence and adharma, the epic frames the world itself as reflecting that rupture. It is less a doctrinal instruction than an ethical atmosphere—nature’s terrifying signs underscore the gravity of the war’s moral collapse.
Sañjaya reports dreadful portents: meteors with blazing tips fall from the sky to the earth, seeming to strike the sun’s orb, then shatter and scatter in all directions, appearing like weapon-shapes (staff-armed spikes/spears).