Shloka 1
महोत्पात-लक्षणानि
Omens before Khara’s Assault
तस्मिन्याते बले घोरमशिवं शोणितोदकम्।अभ्यवर्षन्महामेघस्तुमुलो गर्दभारुणः।।।।
tasmin yāte bale ghoraṃ aśivaṃ śoṇitodakam |
abhyavarṣan mahāmeghas tumulo gardabhāruṇaḥ || 3.23.1 ||
Khi đạo quân ghê gớm ấy tiến đi, một đám mây lớn, đen sẫm như màu lừa, bỗng vỡ ra mà trút xuống cơn mưa dữ, điềm gở, nước đỏ như máu.
As the army marched from there (Janasthana) a huge dark cloud of the colour of an ass rained dreadful inauspicious water, red as blood.
FAQs
Adharma invites warning signs: the epic frames nature itself as signaling moral disorder when violence is pursued unjustly.
As Khara’s forces move out to attack, ominous natural phenomena appear—beginning with a terrifying, blood-red rain.
The implied virtue is विवेक (discernment): a dhārmic agent reads warnings and restrains harmful intent.