Shloka 7
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
साद्रिद्रुमार्णवा भूमि: सवाताम्बुदमम्बरम् । सार्केन्दुग्रहनक्षत्रा द्यौश्व व्यक्त विघूर्णिता
sādridrumārṇavā bhūmiḥ savātāmbudam ambaram | sārkendugrahanakṣatrā dyauś ca vyakta-vighūrṇitā ||
साद्रिद्रुमार्णवा भूमिः सवाताम्बुदमम्बरम् । सार्केन्दुग्रहनक्षत्रा द्यौश्च व्यक्तं विघूर्णिता ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When adharma and uncontrolled violence dominate, the narrative frames it as disturbing not only human society but the cosmic order itself; the ‘whirling’ of earth and heavens functions as a moral warning that actions in war carry world-shaking consequences.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that terrifying portents appear: earth, sky, and even the celestial bodies seem to spin or reel, signaling the intensity and ominous turning-point nature of the fighting in the Karṇa Parva.