Shloka 101
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
तस्मिन् सोमाग्निविष्णूनां क्षोभेण ब्रह्मरुद्रयो: । स रथो धनुष: क्षोभादतीव हावसीदति
tasmin somāgniviṣṇūnāṁ kṣobheṇa brahmarudrayoḥ | sa ratho dhanuṣaḥ kṣobhād atīva hāvasīdati ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Pada saat itu, kerana kegelisahan Soma (Bulan), Agni dan Viṣṇu—bersama Brahmā dan Rudra—muncullah petanda yang menakutkan. Akibat goncangan busur yang ganas, kereta itu pun mula mengendur dan terhuyung-hayang dengan hebat.”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma-driven conflict is mirrored by disturbance in the cosmic order: when great forces are set in motion, ominous signs arise, warning that violence and pride can invite destabilizing consequences beyond the battlefield.
As warriors prepare to fix an arrow to the bow, terrifying omens appear—linked to the agitation of major deities’ powers—and even the chariot begins to falter, signaling an inauspicious and dangerous turn in the battle.