Shloka 3
उत्पातदर्शनम् — Portents and Kāla among the Vṛṣṇis
अलंकाराक्ष छत्रं च ध्वजाक्षु कवचानि च । ह्वियमाणान्यदृश्यन्त रक्षोभि: सुभयानकै:,अत्यन्त भयानक राक्षस उनके आभूषण, छत्र, ध्वजा और कवच चुराकर भागते देखे जाते थे इति श्रीमहाभारते मौसलपर्वणि कृतवर्मादीनां परस्परहनने तृतीयो5ध्याय:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: alaṅkārākṣa-chatraṃ ca dhvajākṣu kavacāni ca | hviyamāṇāny adṛśyanta rakṣobhiḥ subhayānakaiḥ ||
Raksasa-raksasa yang amat mengerikan tampak merampas perhiasan, payung kebesaran, tongkat panji, dan zirah mereka—membawanya pergi di tengah teriakan yang menggema.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When collective conduct collapses into adharma and mutual violence, the outward marks of power and protection—ornaments, royal insignia, armour—lose their safeguarding function and become vulnerable; fear and chaos (symbolized by rākṣasas) overtake social order.
Amid the turmoil described by Vaiśampāyana in the Mausala Parva, terrifying rākṣasas are seen snatching away valuables and martial/royal equipment—ornaments, umbrellas, banner-staffs, and armours—while cries and alarm arise.