Shloka 17
श्येना गृथ्राश्न काकाश्न कड़काश्न सहिता बकै: । सम्पतन्ति नगाग्रेषु समवायां श्व॒ कुर्वते,“बाज, गीध, कौवे, कंक और बबगुले वृक्षोंके अग्रभागपर आकर बैठते तथा अपना समूह एकत्र करते हैं
śyenā gṛdhrāś ca kākāś ca kaṅkāś ca sahitā bakaiḥ | sampatanti nagāgreṣu samavāyāṃś ca kurvate ||
វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ឥន្ទ្រី, អក, ក្អែក, ខ្លែង និងបក្សីកណ្ដៀល ប្រមូលផ្តុំគ្នា ហោះចុះមកលើកំពូលដើមឈើ អង្គុយលើសាខាខ្ពស់ៗ ហើយក្លាយជាហ្វូង»។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how impending adharma and mass violence are mirrored by ominous signs in nature. The gathering of predatory and carrion birds suggests the moral weight of war: when destruction is near, the world seems to signal the consequences, urging reflection on responsibility and restraint.
As the Kurukṣetra war approaches, the narrator describes inauspicious portents. Here, various birds—raptors and scavengers—descend upon treetops and assemble, a traditional sign that battle and death are imminent.