Shloka 503
राक्षसा: सह यादोभि: श्वसृगालाश्व कर्णत: । प्रेत, पिशाच, मांसभोजी पशु-पक्षी, राक्षस, जल-जन्तु, कुत्ते और सियार--ये कर्णके पक्षमें हो गये
sañjaya uvāca | rākṣasāḥ saha yādobhiḥ śvaśṛgālāśva karṇataḥ | preta-piśāca-māṃsabhogī paśu-pakṣī rākṣasa jala-jantu kutte aur siyār—ye karṇake pakṣaṃ ho gaye |
三阇耶说道：与罗刹与夜陀婆同在的，还有狗、豺与马——并有饿鬼（preta）与毗舍遮（piśāca）、食肉之类、走兽飞禽、其他罗刹、水中生灵以及食腐之徒——都被看见纷纷归附于迦尔那一方。此番叙述渲染出迦尔那营中不祥的道德氛围，仿佛当战场上阿达摩（adharma）渐占上风之处，凶兆之力与掠食的冲动便群聚而来。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as an ethical-omenic signal: when a cause is perceived as sliding toward adharma, the narrative frames it as attracting predatory, impure, and fearsome forces—symbolizing moral decay, violence, and the breakdown of auspicious order.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that various ominous beings and scavenger-like creatures are seen as siding with Karna’s faction, heightening the sense of dread and foretelling destructive outcomes around Karna’s camp in the ongoing battle.