Shloka 276
भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene
ध्वानश्ष विविधैनदिर्वाशन्तस्तत्र मारिष | चारों ओरसे गीदड़ और बलशाली कौए वहाँ टूटे पड़ते थे। आर्य! वहाँ कुत्ते भी नाना प्रकारकी आवाजमें भूँकते देखे जाते थे
dhvānaś ca vividhā nadīr vāśantas tatra māriṣa | cāroṃ or se gīṛaṛ aur balaśālī kaue vahāṃ ṭūṭe paṛte the | ārya! vahāṃ kutte bhī nānā prakār kī āvāz meṃ bhūṃkte dekhe jāte the |
三阇耶说道：“尊者啊，那处传来种种不祥的嚎叫与怪声。四面八方，豺与强壮的乌鸦纷纷扑落；又见群犬以不同的声调吠叫。这些征兆出现在杀戮之地，昭示着道德的幽暗与将至的覆灭——乃战争中随不义（adharma）而来的阴影。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war driven by adharma is accompanied by inauspicious signs—nature itself reflecting moral disorder. The imagery of scavengers and unsettling cries functions as an ethical warning about the destructive consequences of unrighteous conflict.
Sañjaya reports to the elder listener that the battlefield area is filled with ominous noises: jackals, crows, and dogs gather and cry out in varied ways, suggesting impending calamity and the grim atmosphere surrounding the fighting.