Shloka 22
सैन्यसंनिवेशः (Sainyasaṃniveśaḥ) — Deployment, Omens, and Yuddha-Dharma Conventions
वायुस्तत: प्रादुरभून्नीचै: शर्करकर्षण: । विनिष्नंस्तान्यनीकानि शतशो5थ सहस्रश:
vāyus tataḥ prādurabhūn nīcaiḥ śarkarākarṣaṇaḥ | viniṣṇan tāny anīkāni śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ ||
ତାପରେ ହଠାତ୍ ତଳୁଠାରୁ ବାଲି ଓ କଙ୍କଡ଼ ଟାଣି ନେଇ ସବୁଦିଗକୁ ଛିଟାଇଦେବା ଭଳି ଘୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିବାୟୁ ଉଠିଲା। ସେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧବ୍ୟୂହଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଆଘାତ କରି ଶତଶଃ ସହସ୍ରଶଃ ସେନାକୁ ଆହତ କଲା—ଏହା ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଶୁଭ ନିମିତ୍ତ।
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war unleashes forces beyond human control—confusion, harm, and mass suffering—serving as an ominous reminder that adharma-driven conflict brings widespread injury and disorder.
As the armies stand arrayed, a sudden, ground-hugging, whirlwind-like wind rises, pulling up sand and gravel and lashing the formations, injuring large numbers of soldiers—presented as a portent at the outset of the great battle.