Shloka 22
भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene
पक्षिणश्न महाघोरें व्याहरन्तो विब भ्रमु: । सप्रभश्नोदित: सूर्यो निष्प्रभ: समपद्यत,पक्षी अत्यन्त घोर शब्द करते हुए आकाशमें चक्कर काटने लगे। सूर्य यद्यपि तेजस्वी रूपमें उदित हुआ था, तथापि उस समय निस्तेज हो गया
pakṣiṇaś ca mahāghore vyāharanto vibhramuḥ | saprabhaḥ uditaḥ sūryo niṣprabhaḥ samapadyata ||
পাখিরা ভয়ংকর চিৎকার করতে করতে আকাশে বিভ্রান্ত হয়ে ঘুরতে লাগল। আর দীপ্ত হয়ে উদিত সূর্যও তখন যেন জ্যোতি হারাল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that adharma and mass violence are accompanied by signs of imbalance in nature; ethical disorder in human action is mirrored as cosmic unease, warning that war—even when framed as duty—carries grave moral and spiritual consequences.
Sañjaya reports ominous portents: birds cry harshly and circle in agitation, and the sun appears dim despite rising bright—signals traditionally read as foretelling calamity as the great battle approaches.