Shloka 3
व्यनदज्जातमात्रो हि गोमायुरिव भारत । अन्तो नूनं कुलस्यास्य कुरवस्तन्निबोधत,“भारत! इसने जन्म लेते ही गीदड़की भाँति 'हुँआ-हुँआ” का शब्द किया था; अत: यह अवश्य ही इस कुलका अन्त करनेवाला होगा। कौरवो! आपलोग भी इस बातको अच्छी तरह समझ लें
vyanadajjātamātro hi gomāyur iva bhārata | anto nūnaṃ kulasyāsya kuravas tan nibodhata ||
व्यनदज्जातमात्रो हि गोमायुरिव भारत । अन्तो नूनं कुलस्यास्य कुरवस्तन्निबोधत ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how ominous signs are read as moral and political warnings: a ruler’s household should heed forebodings and act responsibly, because unchecked adharma can culminate in the ruin of an entire lineage.
A newborn’s jackal-like cry is reported as an inauspicious omen. The speaker warns the Kuru elders that this child is destined to become the cause of the family’s destruction and urges them to recognize the danger clearly.