Mahabharata 3.42.5 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 42, Shloka 5
Lokapāla-samāgamaḥ—Arjuna Receives Astras from the World-Guardians
Book 3, Chapter 42
तथैवाशनयश्वैव चक्रयुक्तास्तुलागुडा: । वायुस्फोटा: सनिर्घाता महामेघस्वनास्तथा
tathaivāśanayaś caiva cakrayuktās tulāguḍāḥ | vāyusphoṭāḥ sanirghātā mahāmeghasvanās tathā ||
ยิ่งกว่านั้นยังมีอาวุธดุจอสนีบาต และลูกตุ้มกระบองหนักที่เหวี่ยงด้วยจักร; ครั้นถูกปล่อยก็ฉีกอากาศเกิดเสียงหวีดหวิว และเมื่อกระทบก็เกิดเสียงครืนครั่นดุจฟ้าร้อง ทั้งกึกก้องลึกดุจเสียงมหาเมฆ
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse is primarily descriptive rather than doctrinal: it conveys how the apparatus of war escalates terror and destruction. By comparing weapon-sounds to thunder and storm-clouds, it implicitly warns that violence overwhelms human measure and brings an atmosphere of dread.
Vaiśampāyana is describing formidable weapons—thunderbolt-like missiles and heavy wheel-propelled maces/stone balls—emphasizing their whirring flight and thunderous impact, as part of a larger scene portraying martial preparation or combat intensity.
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