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
Then, springing up into mid-air, he roared like a dark cloud heavy with thunder—an ominous sound that deepened the dread and moral gravity of the battlefield, where prowess and wrath surged amid the ruin of war.
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.