Shloka 35

Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara

Sanskrit

कुरुपाण्डवयोर्युद्धे वर्तमाने सुदारुणे ।

भावित्वाच्चैव कार्यस्य रणमध्ये विवेश सा ॥

Transliteration

kuru-pāṇḍavayor yuddhe vartamāne sudāruṇe | bhāvitvāc caiva kāryasya raṇamadhye viveśa sā ||

Translation

Когда шла чрезвычайно страшная битва между куру и пандавами, и поскольку это деяние было предопределено, она вошла в самую середину поля брани.

Speakers

• Narrative voice (contextual speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)

Key Themes

• Inevitability of destiny (bhāvitva)
• Epic history (Mahābhārata war)
• Intervention/appearance amid conflict