Shloka 9
Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma–Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ
Mace-duel’s intense exchange
महास्वना: सनिर्घातास्तुमुला लोमहर्षणा: । पेतुस्तथोल्का: शतश: स्फोटयन्त्यो नभस्तलात्
sañjaya uvāca |
mahāsvanāḥ sanirghātās tumulā lomaharṣaṇāḥ |
petus tatholkāḥ śataśaḥ sphoṭayantyo nabhastalāt ||
三阇耶说道：伴随雷吼般的轰鸣与崩裂般的爆响——狂暴得令人毛骨悚然——数百流星自天穹倾坠，坠落之际迸裂炸开。这些可怖的凶兆使四方昏暗，动摇世间的安定，昭示战争已进入一段阶段：非正法（adharma）与毁灭将汹涌而起，连自然本身也仿佛在抗议即将展开的屠戮。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata motif that mass violence and the rise of adharma are mirrored by disturbances in nature. Such portents function as ethical warnings: when human conduct collapses into ruthless destruction, the cosmos is portrayed as reacting with fearsome signs.
Sañjaya reports terrifying battlefield omens: thunderous crashes and hundreds of meteors falling and bursting from the sky. These signs foreshadow escalating calamity in the Kurukṣetra war and heighten the sense of impending catastrophe.