चूर्णीकृता राक्षसास्ते सततं धर्मशत्रवः । ततः प्रव्यथिता भूमिर्व्यशीर्यत समंततः
cūrṇīkṛtā rākṣasāste satataṃ dharmaśatravaḥ | tataḥ pravyathitā bhūmirvyaśīryata samaṃtataḥ
Those rākṣasas—ever enemies of dharma—were crushed to dust. Then the earth, grievously shaken, began to split apart on every side.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Rākṣasas are pulverized into dust; the ground heaves and splits in all directions, with fissures radiating across the battlefield.
Adharma is inherently destabilizing; its violent presence (and even its removal) can shake the world—hence power must be wielded with restraint.
None explicitly; the verse is cosmic in scope.
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