Shloka 12
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा तथा द्रोणविषयकप्रश्नाः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Fainting and Questions Concerning Droṇa
शोषणं सागरस्येव मेरोरिव विसर्पणम्
śoṣaṇaṃ sāgarasyeva meroriva visarpaṇam
ಸಮುದ್ರವೇ ಒಣಗಿಹೋಗುವಂತೆ, ಮೇರೂ ಪರ್ವತವೇ ತನ್ನ ಸ್ಥಾನದಿಂದ ಜಾರಿಹೋಗುವಂತೆ—ಅಂಥ ಅಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ।
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how adharma-driven conflict strains the natural and moral order: when rulers cling to delusion and partiality, the consequences can feel as catastrophic and world-upending as impossible cosmic events.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reacts to the unfolding war news with alarm, expressing that what is being sought or what is occurring seems nearly impossible—likened to drying the sea or dislodging Meru—signaling dread about the scale and inevitability of destruction.