Shloka 7

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ९०: हार्दिक्यस्य पराक्रमः

Kṛtavarmā’s Stand against the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

विष्वग्वाता: सनिर्घाता रूक्षा: शर्करवर्षिण: । ववुरायाति कौन्तेये संग्रामे समुपस्थिते,अर्जुनके आने और संग्रामका अवसर उपस्थित होनेपर रेतकी वर्षा करनेवाली विकट गर्जन-तर्जनके साथ रूखी एवं चौवाई हवा चलने लगी

Transliteration

viṣvagvātāḥ sanirghātā rūkṣāḥ śarkaravarṣiṇaḥ | vavur āyāti kaunteye saṅgrāme samupasthite ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「戦が目前に迫り、クンティーの子アルジュナが近づくと、四方から荒々しい風が吹き起こった——不吉な轟きが雷のように伴い、砂と小石を降らせた。まるで自然そのものが、迫り来る殺戮の恐るべき重みを告げているかのようであった。」

Word by Word

विष्वग्वाताःwinds blowing in all directions

सनिर्घाताःwith thunderous crashes/roars

रूक्षाःdry, harsh

शर्करवर्षिणःraining gravel/sand

ववुःblew

आयातिon (his) coming/arrival

कौन्तेयेwhen the son of Kunti (Arjuna) (was coming)

संग्रामेin battle

समुपस्थितेwhen (it) had arisen/was present

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

Kuntī

battle (saṅgrāma)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the moral weight of war: as a dharmic conflict reaches its decisive moment, even the natural world is portrayed as reacting with harsh, ominous signs. It frames battle not as mere violence but as an event with ethical and cosmic consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that as Arjuna comes forward and the battle becomes imminent, fierce, dry winds blow from all sides with loud crashing sounds, showering grit and pebbles—an ominous atmosphere signaling the intensity of the impending combat.