Mahabharata · 1.202.26–27
॥
Devanāgarī
चन्द्रादित्यौ ग्रहास् तारा नक्षत्राणि दिवौकसः ॥
जग्मुर् विषादं तत् कर्म दृष्ट्वा सुन्दोपसुन्दयोः ॥
एवं सर्वा दिशो दैत्यौ जित्वा क्रूरेण कर्मणा ॥
निःसपत्नौ कुरुक्षेत्रे निवेशम् अभिचक्रतुः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
candrādityau grahās tārā nakṣatrāṇi divaukasaḥ ||
jagmur viṣādaṃ tat karma dṛṣṭvā sundopasundayoḥ ||
evaṃ sarvā diśo daityau jitvā krūreṇa karmaṇā ||
niḥsapatnau kurukṣetre niveśam abhicakratuḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
चन्द्रादित्यौ ग्रहाः ताराः नक्षत्राणि दिवौकसःcandrādityau grahāḥ tārāḥ nakṣatrāṇi divaukasaḥthe moon and sun, the planets, stars, constellations, the dwellers of heaven
जग्मुः विषादं तत् कर्म दृष्ट्वा सुन्दोपसुन्दयोःjagmuḥ viṣādaṃ tat karma dṛṣṭvā sundopasundayoḥfell into despair, seeing that deed of Sunda and Upasunda;
एवं सर्वाः दिशः दैत्यौ जित्वा क्रूरेण कर्मणाevaṃ sarvāḥ diśaḥ daityau jitvā krūreṇa karmaṇāthus, having conquered every quarter of the world through cruel deeds, the two daityas,
निःसपत्नौ कुरुक्षेत्रे निवेशम् अभिचक्रतुःniḥsapatnau kurukṣetre niveśam abhicakratuḥhaving no rivals, established their dwelling at Kurukṣetra;
ग्रहास्grahāsoriginal form "grahās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ताराtārāoriginal form "tārā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जग्मुर्jagmuroriginal form "jagmur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वाsarvāoriginal form "sarvā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिशोdiśooriginal form "diśo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"The moon and sun, the planets, stars, constellations, and the dwellers of heaven fell into despair, seeing that deed of Sunda and Upasunda; thus, having conquered every quarter of the world through cruel deeds, the two daityas, having no rivals, established their dwelling at Kurukṣetra."
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Here heaven itself grieves over the triumph of evil. It is telling that the heavenly bodies "fall into despair": the universe suffers when lawlessness comes to reign. It is telling too that the asuras set up their dwelling at Kurukṣetra — the field of the judgment to come. Here it is shown that the triumph of evil is illusory and brief: where it has risen, there it will also fall. Thus the scripture shows the grief of the universe; and the brothers' undivided dominion is the eve of their own destruction.