Shloka 47
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
पश्य कड्कांश्व गृध्रांश्ष समवेतान् सहस्रश:
paśya kaṅkāṃś ca gṛdhrāṃś ca samavetān sahasraśaḥ
三阇耶说道：“看吧——鸢与兀鹫，成千上万地聚集在一起。”此句凸显战场屠戮的阴冷必然：结局尚未宣告，食腐之鸟已先行现身，昭示战争的伦理重负，以及暴力之后必至的死亡。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a moral and psychological warning: war’s ‘victory’ is inseparable from mass death. The gathered carrion-birds symbolize the karmic and ethical cost of violence, reminding the listener that adharma in conflict culminates in destruction.
Sañjaya, narrating events of the Kurukṣetra war, points out the ominous sight of kites and vultures massing on the battlefield—an image that foreshadows heavy casualties and intensifies the dread and gravity of the moment.