Shloka 26
योज्यमाने ततस्तस्मिन् बाणे धनुषि पूजिते । चचाल पृथिवी राजन् सशैलवनकानना,राजन! उस उत्तम बाणको धनुषपर चढ़ाते ही पर्वत, वन और काननोंसहित सारी पृथ्वी डगमगाने लगी
yojyamāne tatastasmīn bāṇe dhanuṣi pūjite | cacāla pṛthivī rājan saśailavanakānanā ||
サञ्जयは語った。「王よ、あの尊ばれた優れた矢が弓に番えられたその瞬間、大地は山々と森と林を伴って、ことごとく震え動いた。」この句は行為の道義的・物語的重みを高める。神威を宿す武器を備えることが、世界の秩序そのものを乱す出来事として描かれ、戦の激化がもたらす破局の重さを告げるのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys that actions in a dharma-crisis—especially the deployment of extraordinary weapons—carry consequences that reverberate beyond individuals, symbolized by the earth’s trembling. It underscores the ethical gravity of escalating violence and the sense that cosmic order reacts to adharma-driven destruction.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that as a revered, powerful arrow is being set on a bow, the entire earth shakes along with mountains and forests—an ominous sign marking the moment as momentous and terrifying within the battle’s unfolding.