चूर्णीकृता राक्षसास्ते सततं धर्मशत्रवः । ततः प्रव्यथिता भूमिर्व्यशीर्यत समंततः
cūrṇīkṛtā rākṣasāste satataṃ dharmaśatravaḥ | tataḥ pravyathitā bhūmirvyaśīryata samaṃtataḥ
Ces rākṣasas —ennemis constants du dharma— furent réduits en poussière. Alors la terre, violemment ébranlée, se mit à se fendre de toutes parts.
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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