Shloka 84
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
सर्वतः सहसा भ्रान्तास्ते पयोदा नभस्तलम् । संवेष्टयित्वा नश्यन्ति वायुवेगपराहता:,तत्पश्चात् समस्त आकाशको घेरकर सब ओर फैले हुए वे मेघ वायुके प्रचण्ड वेगसे छिन्न-भिन्न होकर सहसा अदृश्य हो जाते हैं
sarvataḥ sahasā bhrāntās te payodā nabhastalam | saṃveṣṭayitvā naśyanti vāyuvegaparāhatāḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Yaong mga ulap, biglang nalito at nagkagulo sa lahat ng panig, ay bumalot sa buong lawak ng langit; ngunit nang hampasin at pira-pirasuhin ng marahas na bugso ng hangin, sila’y mabilis na naglaho sa paningin.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores impermanence: even vast, sky-filling formations can be dispersed in a moment by stronger forces. In the Mahābhārata’s moral atmosphere, such imagery often supports reflection on the instability of worldly conditions and the need for steadiness of mind.
The narrator describes a sudden atmospheric change: clouds spread across the sky, but powerful winds batter and fragment them until they disappear.