Shloka 503
राक्षसा: सह यादोभि: श्वसृगालाश्व कर्णत: । प्रेत, पिशाच, मांसभोजी पशु-पक्षी, राक्षस, जल-जन्तु, कुत्ते और सियार--ये कर्णके पक्षमें हो गये
sañjaya uvāca | rākṣasāḥ saha yādobhiḥ śvaśṛgālāśva karṇataḥ | preta-piśāca-māṃsabhogī paśu-pakṣī rākṣasa jala-jantu kutte aur siyār—ye karṇake pakṣaṃ ho gaye |
サञ्जयは語った。「羅刹たちとヤーダヴァ族に加え、犬や山犬（ジャッカル）、馬までもが—さらにプレータ（餓鬼）とピシャーチャ（屍鬼）、肉を貪るもの、獣と鳥、ほかの羅刹、水の生き物、屍肉をあさる者ども—ことごとくカルナの側に列しているのが見えた。」この叙述は、カルナの陣に漂う不吉な道徳的気配を際立たせ、戦においてアダルマが勢いを得ると見なされる場所へ、凶兆の力と捕食の衝動が群がるさまを示している。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as an ethical-omenic signal: when a cause is perceived as sliding toward adharma, the narrative frames it as attracting predatory, impure, and fearsome forces—symbolizing moral decay, violence, and the breakdown of auspicious order.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that various ominous beings and scavenger-like creatures are seen as siding with Karna’s faction, heightening the sense of dread and foretelling destructive outcomes around Karna’s camp in the ongoing battle.