Shloka 19
Kuru-Sainika-Āśvāsana and Vijayaghoṣaṇa
Reassuring the Kuru Soldiers; Proclaiming Victory
मेदोवसासूृक्प्रवहां महा भयविवर्धिनीम् । रौद्ररूपां महाभीमां श्वापदैरभिनादिताम्,मेदा, चर्बी तथा रुधिरको बहानेवाली वह नदी महान् भयको बढ़ानेवाली थी। उसकी स्थिति बड़ी भीषण थी। उस रौद्ररूपा नदीके तटपर (रक्तभोजी) हिंसक जन्तु कोलाहल कर रहे थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | medovasāsṛkpravahāṁ mahābhayavivardhinīm | raudrarūpāṁ mahābhīmāṁ śvāpadair abhināditām ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—وہ دریا چربی، مغز اور خون بہاتا ہوا خوف کو اور بڑھا رہا تھا۔ نہایت رَودْر اور انتہائی ہولناک صورت میں اس کے کناروں پر گوشت خور درندوں کی چیخیں گونج رہی تھیں۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse evokes the ethical revulsion of mass violence by portraying nature itself as turned into a horrific river of bodily substances, suggesting that unchecked aggression and slaughter lead to fear, degradation, and a world that bears the marks of adharma.
Vaiśampāyana describes a terrifying scene: a river seemingly flowing with fat, marrow, and blood, while wild predators cry out along its banks—an image used to convey the dread and brutality surrounding the events being narrated.