ततो मध्यमरात्रौ च गर्जितं श्रूयते महत् । अन्धकारं च संजज्ञे तमोंऽधनरकप्रभम्
tato madhyamarātrau ca garjitaṃ śrūyate mahat | andhakāraṃ ca saṃjajñe tamoṃ'dhanarakaprabham
Alors, à minuit, on entendit un rugissement immense, et les ténèbres s’élevèrent—lugubres comme l’éclat d’un enfer aveugle.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Listener: null
Scene: At the dead of night, an immense roar tears through the air; darkness thickens into a hellish gloom. The scene is almost monochrome—shadows swallowing forms—suggesting an approaching presence or crisis.
Adharma often announces itself through fear and confusion, yet such omens precede its eventual subduing.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse.
None; it describes atmospheric omens.