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Mahabharata 7.7.35Drona Parva, Adhyaya 7, Shloka 35

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

वातोद्धूतं रजस्तीव्रं कौशेयनिकरोपमम्‌ । ववर्ष द्यौरनभ्रापि मांसास्थिरुधिराण्युत

vātoddhūtaṃ rajastīvraṃ kauśeyanikaropamam | vavarṣa dyauranabhrāpi māṃsāsthirudhirāṇy uta ||

ฝุ่นอันรุนแรงที่ลมกรรโชกพัดให้ฟุ้งขึ้น ดูประหนึ่งกองผ้าไหมหนาทึบ แม้ท้องฟ้าปราศจากเมฆ ก็เหมือนฝุ่นนั้นโปรยลงมา และยังมีเนื้อ กระดูก และเลือดตกตามมา—เป็นลางอัปมงคลอันน่าสยดสยอง

वात-उद्धूतम्blown up by the wind
वात-उद्धूतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवात + उद्धूत (√धू)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
रजःdust
रजः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरजस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तीव्रम्intense, fierce
तीव्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतीव्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कौशेय-निकर-उपमम्resembling a mass of silk
कौशेय-निकर-उपमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकौशेय + निकर + उपम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ववर्षrained down, poured
ववर्ष:
TypeVerb
Root√वृष्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
द्यौःthe sky, heaven
द्यौः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (दिव्)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अनभ्राcloudless
अनभ्रा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनभ्र
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अपिeven, although
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
मांस-अस्थि-रुधिराणिflesh, bones, and blood
मांस-अस्थि-रुधिराणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमांस + अस्थि + रुधिर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
उतand, also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
dyauḥ (the sky/heaven)
V
vāta (wind)
R
rajas (dust)
K
kauśeya (silk)
M
māṃsa (flesh)
A
asthi (bones)
R
rudhira (blood)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the moral and cosmic disquiet that accompanies mass violence: nature itself appears to protest through terrifying portents, implying that unchecked slaughter and rage lead to a breakdown of order and an atmosphere of adharma.

Sañjaya describes ominous battlefield signs: a violent wind lifts dense dust that veils the sky, and despite the absence of clouds, there is a horrific ‘rain’ of flesh, bones, and blood—portents foreshadowing extreme carnage in the Drona Parva battles.

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