Shloka 14
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
प्रासादाग्रेष्वबो ध्यन्त राइकवाजिनशायिन: । क़रूरं च निनदं श्रुत्वा श्वापदानां महावने
prāsādāgreṣv abodhyanta raikavājināśayinaḥ | krūraṃ ca ninadaṃ śrutvā śvāpādānāṃ mahāvane ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Quienes dormían en las terrazas altas de los palacios fueron arrancados del sueño al oír, en el gran bosque, los ásperos y ominosos clamores de las fieras. La escena transmite un aire de presagio e inquietud: incluso los protegidos y privilegiados se ven turbados por señales de peligro que surgen de la espesura, más allá del orden humano.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how disorder in the wider world can penetrate even the most fortified human spaces: ominous natural sounds become narrative signs that security based on status and architecture is fragile when adharma and conflict are gathering.
People sleeping on palace rooftops/terraces are awakened by the harsh roaring/cries of wild beasts coming from the great forest, creating an atmosphere of alarm and suggesting an ominous turn in events.