Shloka 93
अभ्यवर्षच्च पर्जन्य: प्राकम्पत च मेदिनी । पतन् स ददृशे चापि दक्षिणेन दिवाकरम्
abhyavarṣac ca parjanyaḥ prākampata ca medinī | patan sa dadṛśe cāpi dakṣiṇena divākaram |
Sañjaya dit : «Le nuage de pluie se déversa, et la terre trembla. Tandis qu’il tombait, il vit aussi le Soleil au sud — présage indiquant que la saison n’était pas tenue pour favorable à la mort. Au cœur de la violence guerrière, le récit montre comment le temps, le climat et les signes cosmiques étaient lus comme chargés d’un poids éthique et rituel sur la fin d’un guerrier.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s worldview in which human action—especially death in battle—is interpreted alongside cosmic signs. Weather, earthquakes, and the Sun’s course are treated as meaningful indicators, reminding readers that ethical and ritual notions of a ‘proper time’ (kāla) were integral to how a warrior’s fate was understood.
Sañjaya reports ominous battlefield phenomena: heavy rain and the trembling of the earth. At the same time, as a warrior is falling, he notices the Sun positioned to the south, interpreted as indicating that the time is not favorable for death—an observation that intensifies the tragic and portentous atmosphere of the scene.