Shloka 86

Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha

Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site

Devanagari script

गोलाड्‌गूलर्क्षसंघैश्व द्रवद्धिरनुनादितम्‌ । कुरजड्भमविनिर्धोषनिनादितवनान्तरम्‌

Transliteration

golāḍgūlarkṣa-saṅghaiś ca dravaddhir anunāditam | kura-jaḍbhama-vinirghoṣa-ninādita-vanāntaram ||

Translation

అడవిలో అంతటా పరుగెత్తుచున్న ఎలుగుబంట్లూ ఇతర వన్యమృగసమూహాల అరుపులతో ప్రతిధ్వనించెను; అలాగే కురువుల అవ్యవస్థిత గందరగోళ కేకల ఘోరనాదం కూడా వనాంతరాన్ని నింపెను.

Word by Word

गोलात्from the (stone-)sling/ball

गूलballs/pellets (missiles)

ऋक्षbears

संघैःby groups/hosts

चand

द्रवद्भिःby/with (those) running/rushing

अनुनादितम्resounded/echoed

कुरKurus

जड्भम्a confused/indistinct sound (onomat.)

अविनिर्धोषa great/continuous din (loud uproar)

निनादितmade to resound

वनान्तरम्the interior of the forest

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kuru

forest (vanāntara)

bears (ṛkṣa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how adharma-driven conflict disturbs not only human society but also the natural world: war’s confusion and uproar spread outward, turning even the forest into an arena of fear and disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the battle situation intensifies, the surrounding wilderness is described as echoing with the rush and cries of wild animals and with the loud, confused clamour of the Kurus—painting a scene of panic, flight, and tumult.