Shloka 50
नभ: पफालेव ननाद चोर्वी ववुश्न वाता: परुषा: सुघोरा: । दिशो बभूवुज्वलिता: सधूमा महार्णवा: सस्वनुश्नुक्षुभुश्ष
nabhaḥ phaṭāleva nanāda corvī vavuśna vātāḥ paruṣāḥ sughorāḥ | diśo babhūvur jvalitāḥ sadhūmā mahārṇavāḥ sasvanūśnu kṣubhuś ca ||
Śalya berkata: “Langit mengaum seakan terbelah, dan bumi menjerit. Angin yang kasar dan amat mengerikan mulai bertiup. Segala penjuru tampak menyala oleh api yang berselimut asap, dan samudra-samudra raya menggelegar dengan suara menakutkan, bergolak hebat.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses cosmic portents to signal a collapse of moral order around the battlefield: when adharma intensifies, nature itself is portrayed as disturbed. It warns that violent, unrighteous conflict brings not only human ruin but a sense of universal imbalance.
Śalya describes terrifying omens—sky cracking, earth crying out, harsh winds, smoky flames in all directions, and roaring, agitated oceans—foreshadowing impending catastrophe in the Karṇa Parva battle context.