Shloka 51
गिरेविंशीर्यमाणस्य तस्य रूपं तदा बभौ । सार्कचन्द्रग्रहस्येव नभस: परिशीर्यत:,छिन्न-भिन्न होकर गिरता हुआ वह पर्वतशिखर ऐसा जान पड़ता था मानो सूर्य-चन्द्रमा आदि ग्रह आकाशसे टूटकर गिर रहे हों
vaiśampāyana uvāca | gire viśīryamāṇasya tasya rūpaṃ tadā babhau | sārka-candra-grahasyeva nabhasaḥ pariśīryataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Ketika gunung itu sedang pecah-berderai dan menghempas jatuh, rupanya pada saat itu seolah-olah langit sendiri terbelah—seakan matahari, bulan dan segala planet tercabut lalu jatuh dari angkasa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses cosmic simile to show how extreme violence and upheaval can make the world’s order seem to fracture; it implicitly cautions that destructive acts reverberate beyond the immediate scene, disturbing the sense of dharmic stability.
A mountain (or its peak) is described as shattering and falling; the narrator likens the sight to the sky splitting apart with the sun, moon, and planets seeming to tumble down—an intensified, portent-like description of catastrophic collapse.