Shloka 386
भूमिर्धनंजयस्यासीन्मातेव जयकाड्क्षिणी । दयौ (आकाशकी अधिष्ठात्री देवी) माताके समान सूतपुत्र कर्णके पक्षमें खड़ी थी; परंतु भूदेवी माताकी भाँति धनंजयकी विजय चाहती थी
bhūmir dhanañjayasya āsīn māteva jayākāṅkṣiṇī | dyauḥ (ākāśakī adhiṣṭhātrī devī) mātāke samān sūtaputra-karṇake pakṣaṁmeṁ khaṛī thī; parantu bhūdevī mātākī bhāṁti dhanañjayakī vijaya cāhatī thī |
三阇耶说道：大地女神亲自如慈母一般站在檀那阇耶（阿周那）一边，殷切盼望他得胜。纵然掌天之女神——戴尤赫（Dyauḥ）——立于车夫之子迦尔那一方，大地女神仍以母爱之偏向，愿檀那阇耶凯旋。此偈使战场不止是勇士相搏，更成一场关乎正法（dharma）的道义较量，仿佛宇宙之力也倾向于合乎正序的一边。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests that victory is not merely a product of strength but is intertwined with dharma and cosmic alignment: even when some divine forces appear to support a formidable warrior like Karṇa, the Earth-goddess is portrayed as favoring Dhanañjaya, implying a moral tilt toward the side seen as upholding rightful order.
Sañjaya describes omens or cosmic partisanship during the Karṇa–Arjuna confrontation: Dyauḥ (the sky’s presiding deity) is said to stand with Karṇa, while Bhūmi/Bhūdevī (Earth) stands like a mother wishing victory for Arjuna, highlighting the epic’s theme that nature and gods reflect the battle’s ethical stakes.