Shloka 74
उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents
एतानि जयमानानां लक्षणानि विशाम्पते | भवन्ति विपरीतानि मुमूर्षणां जनाधिप
etāni jayamānānāṁ lakṣaṇāni viśāmpate | bhavanti viparītāni mumūrṣaṇāṁ janādhipa ||
ວຽສະກ່າວວ່າ: “ຂ້າແຕ່ເຈົ້າແຫ່ງປະຊາຊົນ, ນີ້ແມ່ນນິມິດມງຄົດທີ່ຕິດຕາມຜູ້ກຳລັງກ້າວຂຶ້ນສູ່ຊັຍຊະນະ. ແຕ່ຂ້າແຕ່ພຣະຣາຊາ ແລະຜູ້ປົກຄອງມະນຸດ, ສຳລັບຜູ້ໃກ້ຄວາມຕາຍ ນິມິດເຫຼົ່ານີ້ກັບປາກົດໃນຮູບກົງກັນຂ້າມ ແລະກາຍເປັນລາງຮ້າຍ.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The same phenomena can signify opposite outcomes depending on one’s destiny: auspicious omens accompany those moving toward victory, while for the death-bound the signs invert and become inauspicious—highlighting the Mahābhārata’s theme of fate operating alongside human effort.
Vyāsa addresses the king and explains the logic of battlefield omens: signs that indicate success for one side may appear reversed for those nearing destruction, preparing the listener to interpret portents around the coming conflict.