Shloka 86
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
Devanagari script
ततो&न््तरिक्षमुत्प्लुत्य कालमेघ इवोन्नदन्
Transliteration
tato 'ntarikṣam utplutya kālamegha ivonnadan
Translation
そのとき彼は中空へと跳び上がり、雷を孕む黒雲のごとく咆哮した――不吉なその響きは戦場の恐怖と道義の重みをいよいよ高め、戦の荒廃のただ中で武勇と憤怒がうねり立つ。
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
अन्तरिक्षम्the sky, mid-air
अन्तरिक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्प्लुत्यhaving leapt up
उत्प्लुत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउत् + प्लु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
कालमेघःa dark cloud
कालमेघः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकालमेघ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उन्नदन्roaring, thundering
उन्नदन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउत् + नद्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
सयजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how unchecked martial fury can become a force of dread, like a storm-cloud: it magnifies the ethical weight of war, where power expressed as terror signals the destructive momentum of conflict.
Sañjaya describes a warrior leaping into the air and letting out a thunderous roar, compared to the rumble of a dark rain-cloud—an image meant to convey imminent violence and the fear it spreads on the battlefield.