Shloka 393
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
भास्करस्याभवद् राजन् प्रयाते वाहिनीपतौ । राजन! सेनापति द्रोणके युद्धके लिये प्रस्थान करते ही सूर्यके चारों ओर बहुत बड़ा घेरा पड़ गया और बिजली चमकनेके साथ ही मेघ-गर्जना सुनायी देने लगी
sañjaya uvāca | bhāskarasyābhavad rājan prayāte vāhinīpatau |
Sañjaya dit : «Ô Roi, dès que le chef de l’armée se mit en marche pour la bataille, un vaste halo se forma autour du soleil ; l’éclair jaillit, et l’on entendit le grondement des nuages.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how epic narrative links ethical crisis to cosmic signs: when leaders march toward destructive conflict, nature itself is described as disturbed, warning that adharma and mass violence carry grave consequences.
Sañjaya reports to the king that as the army’s commander (contextually Droṇa) departs to engage in battle, ominous portents appear—an immense solar halo, flashes of lightning, and thunder—foreshadowing intense and perilous fighting.