Shloka 21
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
निर्मयदि महायुद्धे वर्तमाने सुदारुणे । प्रादुरासन् विनाशाय तदोत्पाता: सुदारुणा:
nirmaryāde mahāyuddhe vartamāne sudāruṇe | prādurāsan vināśāya tadotpātāḥ sudāruṇāḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Ketika peperangan besar itu—tanpa sebarang batasan dan kendali—sedang mengamuk dengan dahsyat lagi menggerunkan, maka muncullah petanda-petanda yang amat ngeri, yakni alamat yang menubuatkan kebinasaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When warfare loses maryādā (ethical restraint and limits), it becomes self-destructive; the epic frames such moral collapse as accompanied by ominous signs, underscoring that adharma in action ripens into ruin.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that as the battle turns utterly dreadful and unrestrained, terrifying portents arise—signals that the conflict is moving toward catastrophic destruction.