Shloka 39
Chapter 19: Prativyūha of the Pāṇḍavas — Vajra (Acala) Formation and Dawn Omens
पपात महती चोल्का प्राडमुखी भरतर्षभ । उद्यन्तं सूर्यमाहत्य व्यशीर्यत महास्वना,भरतश्रेष्ठ! पूर्व दिशाकी ओर मुँह करके बड़ी भारी उल्का गिरी और उदय होते हुए सूर्यसे टकराकर बड़े जोरकी आवाजके साथ बिखर गयी
sañjaya uvāca | papāta mahatī colkā prāḍmukhī bharatarṣabha | udyantaṃ sūryam āhatya vyaśīryata mahāsvanā ||
سنجے نے کہا—اے بھرتوں کے سردار! مشرق رُخ ایک عظیم شہابِ ثاقب گرا؛ طلوع ہوتے سورج سے ٹکرا کر وہ بڑے دھماکے کے ساتھ ریزہ ریزہ ہو گیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a cosmic portent—an east-facing meteor striking the rising sun—to suggest that when adharma intensifies, even the perceived stability of the world appears shaken. It frames the war as not merely political but morally consequential, with nature itself reflecting impending catastrophe.
Sañjaya reports an ominous sign to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: a massive meteor falls toward the east and, as if colliding with the rising sun, bursts apart with a loud sound—one among the portents foreshadowing the horrors of the Kurukṣetra battle.