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 said: O King, as the commander of the host set out for battle, a vast halo formed around the sun; lightning flashed, and the rumbling of clouds was heard. Such ominous portents frame the march to war, suggesting that the coming violence is shadowed by cosmic disturbance and moral peril.
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.