Shloka 4
दुर्योधनकवचविमर्शः
Duryodhana’s Armor and the Tactical Reassessment
शुष्काशन्यश्न निष्पेतु: सनिर्घाता: सविद्युत: । चचाल चापि पृथिवी सशैलवनकानना,बिना वर्षके ही वज्र गिरने लगे। आकाशमें बिजलीकी चमकके साथ भयंकर गर्जना होने लगी। पर्वत, वन और काननोंसहित पृथ्वी काँपने लगी
sañjaya uvāca | śuṣkāśany aśni niṣpetuḥ sanirghātāḥ savidyutaḥ | cacāla cāpi pṛthivī saśailavanakānanā ||
Sanjaya berkata: Walau tanpa hujan, halilintar jatuh dari langit yang kering, disertai dentuman guruh yang menggegarkan dan kilat yang menyambar. Bumi sendiri bergegar, bersama gunung-ganang, rimba dan belukar—kegoncangan alam yang membawa alamat buruk, mencerminkan kekacauan dharma dan ketakutan yang kian memuncak dalam perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma and mass violence are portrayed as disturbing the cosmic and natural order; ominous portents serve as ethical commentary, warning that actions in war have consequences beyond the battlefield.
Sañjaya reports terrifying omens: thunderbolts and lightning appear without rain, thunder roars, and the earth shakes with its mountains and forests—signs of impending calamity amid the Drona Parva war events.