Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 65, Shloka 49
कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम्
Kumbhakarna’s Departure for Battle
घोररूपाश्शिवानेदुस्सज्वालकबलैर्मुखैः ।मण्डलान्यपसव्यानिबबन्धुश्चविहङ्गमाः ।।।।
ghorarūpāḥ śivā neduḥ sajvālakabalair mukhaiḥ |
maṇḍalāny apasavyāni babandhuś ca vihaṅgamāḥ ||6.65.49||
恐ろしい姿の山犬（ジャッカル）が、燃える塊を口にして吠え叫び、鳥たちは不吉な左回りの輪を描いてから、やがて止まった。
"O Mahodara! Your words of appeal will be accepted as cowardly, devoid of intellect and to those who do not know anything, it looks as if you know."
FAQs
The repeated inauspicious signs reinforce that actions opposed to dharma carry warning markers in epic storytelling. The ethical teaching is vigilance: when one’s path is fueled by rage and harm, the world itself seems to caution against it.
Further ominous portents—animal cries and abnormal bird-circling—appear around the time of Kumbhakarṇa’s sortie.
Discernment is implied as the needed virtue: the ability to read warnings and reconsider unrighteous intent.