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Shloka 3.69.25

अयोमुखी-दर्शनम् तथा कबन्ध-प्रवेशः (Ayomukhi Encounter and the ظهور of Kabandha)

संवेष्टितमिवात्यर्थं गगनं मातरिश्वना।वनस्य तस्य शब्दोऽभूद्दिवमापूरयन्निव।।।।

saṃveṣṭitam ivātyarthaṃ gaganaṃ mātariśvanā | vanasya tasya śabdo 'bhūd divam āpūrayann iva ||

The sky seemed tightly wrapped by the wind, and the forest’s roar rose up as though it were filling the heavens.

It appeared as though a fierce wind rose from the forest and filled the sky.

M
Mātariśvan (wind)
S
sky (gagana/diva)
F
forest (vana)

The verse frames a cosmos-responsive world: when adharma nears, nature itself seems to signal it—prompting the righteous to remain vigilant.

The narration heightens tension by describing an overwhelming roar and wind-like force filling the sky.

Composure under ominous conditions—an implied virtue for the heroes as the scene intensifies.