Shloka 62

Devanagari script

पांसुवर्षेण महता मेघवर्षश्व भूतलम्‌ । भूमिकम्पैश्न निर्धातिनदिश्व विपुलैरपि,तदनन्तर भगवान्‌ विष्णुरूप श्रीरामचन्द्रजीने उस बाणको छोड़ा। भारत! उस समय सारी पृथ्वी बिना बादलकी बिजली और बड़ी-बड़ी उल्काओंसे व्याप्त-सी हो उठी। बड़े जोरकी आँधी उठी और सब ओर धूलकी वर्षा होने लगी। फिर मेघोंकी घटा घिर आयी और भूतलपर मूसलाधार वर्षा होने लगी। बार-बार भूकम्प होने लगा। मेघगर्जन तथा अन्य भयानक उत्पातसूचक शब्द गूँजने लगे

Transliteration

pāṃsuvṛṣṭeṇa mahatā meghavṛṣṭyā ca bhūtalam | bhūmikampaiś ca nirdhātinādiś ca vipulair api ||

Translation

Lomaśa said: “Then the earth was overwhelmed—first by a great shower of dust, then by torrents of rain from massed clouds. Repeated earthquakes shook the ground, and mighty, ominous sounds—like thunder and other portents—resounded in every direction.”

Word by Word

पांसुवर्षेणby a rain of dust

महताgreat, mighty

मेघवर्षैःby rains from clouds

चand

भूतलम्the earth's surface, ground

भूमिकम्पैःby earthquakes

चand

निर्धातिshakes/agitates (textual reading uncertain)

नदिभिःby rivers

चand

विपुलैःvast, great

अपिalso, even

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa (sage, narrator)

Bhūtala (the earth/ground)

Megha (clouds, as a natural force)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary, fearsome natural portents accompany decisive moments in epic narrative, underscoring that human actions and divine or fated turns can be mirrored by cosmic disturbance—prompting humility and attentiveness to dharmic consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa describes a sequence of ominous phenomena—dust-storm, heavy rain, repeated earthquakes, and booming sounds—signaling a moment of great significance and impending upheaval within the story.