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देवताप्रतिमाश्चापि कम्पन्ति च हसन्ति च । वमन्ति रुधिरं चास्यैः स्विद्यन्ति प्रपतन्ति च॥६-२-२६॥
Even the images of the deities tremble and seem to laugh; they appear to spew blood, to sweat, and to fall down.
english translation
अनाहता दुन्दुभयः प्रणदन्ति विशां पते । अयुक्ताश्च प्रवर्तन्ते क्षत्रियाणां महारथाः॥६-२-२७॥
O lord of the people, drums resound though unstruck, and the great chariot-warriors of the kṣatriyas set forth even without being properly harnessed or made ready.
english translation
कोकिलाः शतपत्राश्च चाषा भासाः शुकास्तथा । सारसाश्च मयूराश्च वाचो मुञ्चन्ति दारुणाः॥६-२-२८॥
Cuckoos, śatapatra-birds, cāṣas, bhāsas, and parrots—as well as cranes and peacocks—utter harsh and dreadful cries.
english translation
गृहीतशस्त्राभरणा वर्मिणो वाजिपृष्ठगाः । अरुणोदयेषु दृश्यन्ते शतशः शलभव्रजाः॥६-२-२९॥
At dawn, swarms of locusts are seen in the hundreds, as if armored and bearing weapons, riding upon horses’ backs.
english translation
उभे संध्ये प्रकाशेते दिशां दाहसमन्विते । आसीद्रुधिरवर्षं च अस्थिवर्षं च भारत॥६-२-३०॥
Both twilights appeared luminous, with the quarters seeming scorched; and there occurred a rain of blood and a rain of bones, O Bhārata.
english translation