Shloka 223
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
उल्का पेतुर्दिवो भूमावाहत्य रविमण्डलम् । राजन! पर्वत और वनोंसहित पृथ्वी भयानक शब्द करती हुई डोलने लगी और आकाशसे दण्ड तथा चलते हुए काष्ठोंसहित बहुत-सी उल्काएँ सूर्यमण्डलसे टकराकर सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें बिखरी पड़ती थीं
sañjaya uvāca | ulkā petur divo bhūmāv āhatya ravimaṇḍalam | rājan parvata-vanasahitā pṛthivī bhayānaka-śabdaṃ kurvatī dolane lagī ca, ākāśāt ca daṇḍa-sahitāni calat-kāṣṭha-sahitāni bahvyo 'ulkāḥ sūryamaṇḍalena saṃhatya sarvāsu dikṣu vikirya nipetūḥ |
Sanjaya said: “Meteors fell from the sky to the earth, striking against the orb of the sun. O King, the earth—together with mountains and forests—began to tremble, making a dreadful roar; and from the heavens many blazing meteors, accompanied by rod-like streaks and moving, log-like masses, collided with the sun’s disk and scattered, falling in all directions.”
संजय उवाच