Shloka 12
चित्रकूटमार्गवर्णनम्
Bharata’s Army Reaches Chitrakuta and Searches for Rama
एते मृगगणा भान्ति शीघ्रवेगाः प्रचोदिताः। वायुप्रविद्धा श्शरदि मेघराजिरिवाम्बरे।।2.93.12।।
ete mṛgagaṇā bhānti śīghravegāḥ pracoditāḥ | vāyupraviddhāḥ śaradi megharājir ivāmbare ||2.93.12||
ਹੰਕਾਏ ਜਾਣ ਤੇ ਇਹ ਤੇਜ਼ ਦੌੜਦੇ ਮ੍ਰਿਗ-ਝੁੰਡ ਐਸੇ ਲੱਗਦੇ ਹਨ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਸ਼ਰਦ ਦੇ ਆਕਾਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਵਾ ਨਾਲ ਉਡਾਈਆਂ ਬੱਦਲਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਲਕੀਰਾਂ।
Incited by the clamour of the army, these swift-running herds of deer expelled from their retreats resemble mass of clouds in the autumnal sky shattered by the wind.
FAQs
The verse indirectly teaches that disorder spreads outward: loud human movement displaces the vulnerable, reminding leaders that dharmic action avoids needless disturbance.
As the army advances, deer flee rapidly; the narrator compares their motion to wind-tossed autumn clouds.
Implicitly, responsibility and gentleness—strength should be paired with care for those affected by one’s presence.