Shloka 27
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय २: संजयस्य दिव्यदृष्टिप्रदानम् तथा निमित्तवर्णनम्
Granting Sañjaya Divine Sight and the Description of Omens
अनाहता दुन्दुभय: प्रणदन्ति विशाम्पते । असुक्ताश्ष प्रवर्तन्ते क्षत्रियाणां महारथा:,“राजन! दुन्दुभियाँ बिना बजाये बज उठती हैं और क्षत्रियोंके बड़े-बड़े रथ बिना जोते ही चल पड़ते हैं
anāhatā dundubhayaḥ praṇadanti viśāmpate | asuktāś ca pravartante kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahārathāḥ ||
ఓ ప్రజాపతీ! కొట్టకుండానే దుందుభులు మోగుతున్నాయి; క్షత్రియుల మహారథాలు జూకించకుండానే కదలడం మొదలుపెడుతున్నాయి.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ominous portents that suggest the war is not merely a human undertaking but a moment driven by larger forces—destiny and the binding demands of kṣatriya-dharma—warning that violence, once set in motion, can feel inevitable and morally weighty.
Vaiśampāyana reports to the king that extraordinary signs appear: drums sound without being struck and chariots move without being yoked, indicating that the battlefield is charged with foreboding and that the great warriors’ forces are being drawn toward imminent combat.