Shloka 53
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
तेन शब्देन घोरेण मृगाणामथ पक्षिणाम्
tena śabdena ghoreṇa mṛgāṇām atha pakṣiṇām
Por aquele som terrível, as feras e as aves se alarmaram — uma perturbação ominosa na natureza que espelha a turbulência moral da guerra e anuncia o medo espalhando-se por todos os seres vivos.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how adharma and violence in human affairs reverberate through the natural world: ominous sounds and the panic of animals and birds function as ethical signals that disorder has spread beyond the battlefield into the cosmos.
Vāyudeva describes the effect of a terrifying sound—so intense that it agitates wild animals and birds—serving as an ominous marker of the surrounding crisis and the fearful atmosphere of the war setting.