Shloka 30
आचार्य-क्षमा, देśa–kāla-नīti, तथा भेद-दोषः
Teacher-Reconciliation, Timing-Policy, and the Fault of Factionalism
ज्योतींषि न प्रकाशन्ते दारुणा मृगपक्षिण: । उत्पाता विविधा घोरा दृश्यन्ते क्षत्रनाशना:,सूर्य आदिका प्रकाश मंद पड़ गया है। भयंकर मृग और पक्षी सामने आ रहे हैं और क्षत्रियोंके संहारकी सूचना देनेवाले अनेक प्रकारके घोर उत्पात दिखायी देते हैं
jyotīṁṣi na prakāśante dāruṇā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ | utpātā vividhā ghorā dṛśyante kṣatranāśanāḥ ||
Droṇa dijo: «Los astros ya no brillan como debieran. Bestias y aves feroces aparecen con augurios siniestros, y se ven muchos portentos terribles de diversas clases: señales que anuncian la destrucción del orden guerrero. Tales trastornos de la naturaleza advierten que el adharma se alza y que se acerca una gran matanza injusta.»
द्रोण उवाच
Educational Q&A
When collective conduct turns toward adharma, nature is portrayed as reflecting that disorder through ominous signs. The verse functions as an ethical warning: impending violence—especially the ruin of the kṣatriya order—should prompt restraint, reflection, and a return to righteous counsel rather than prideful escalation.
Droṇa observes abnormal dimming of the luminaries and the appearance of fierce animals and birds, along with many terrifying portents. He interprets these as foretelling a catastrophic destruction of warriors, signaling that a major conflict and slaughter are imminent.