Shloka 86
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
गोलाड्गूलर्क्षसंघैश्व द्रवद्धिरनुनादितम् । कुरजड्भमविनिर्धोषनिनादितवनान्तरम्
golāḍgūlarkṣa-saṅghaiś ca dravaddhir anunāditam | kura-jaḍbhama-vinirghoṣa-ninādita-vanāntaram ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Das Innere des Waldes dröhnte ringsum—vom Geschrei fliehender Herden von Bären und anderem Wild—und war zudem erfüllt vom rauen, tumultartigen Lärm der verwirrten, ungeordneten Aufregung der Kurus: ein unheilvolles Klangbild, wie der Krieg in die Wildnis übergriff.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how adharma-driven conflict disturbs not only human society but also the natural world: war’s confusion and uproar spread outward, turning even the forest into an arena of fear and disorder.
As the battle situation intensifies, the surrounding wilderness is described as echoing with the rush and cries of wild animals and with the loud, confused clamour of the Kurus—painting a scene of panic, flight, and tumult.