Shloka 5
अध्याय २८१ — दानधर्मः, न्यायागतधनम्, ऋणत्रय-परिशोधनं च
Dāna ethics, lawful wealth, and settling obligations
गृध्रा: कड़का बलाकाश्न वाचो5मुज्चन् सुदारुणा: । वृत्रस्योपरि संसृष्टा श्रक्रवत् परिब भ्रमु:
gṛdhrāḥ kaṅkā balākāś ca vāco ’muñcan sudāruṇāḥ | vṛtrasya upari saṃsṛṣṭāḥ śakravat paribabhramuḥ ||
گِدھ، کَنک اور بگلے وغیرہ ہولناک پرندے نہایت درشت اور خوفناک آوازیں نکالنے لگے۔ وہ جھنڈ بنا کر وِتر کے اوپر اکٹھے ہوئے اور شکر کے چکر کی مانند دائرہ وار منڈلانے لگے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses ominous natural imagery to show how disorder in the moral world (adharma) is mirrored by signs in the environment; such portents warn rulers and warriors to reflect on conduct, consequences, and the approach of ruin.
Dreadful birds—vultures, kaṅkas, and cranes—cry out and gather tightly above Vṛtra, circling like a spinning weapon. The scene functions as a portent of impending calamity and death.