Shloka 36
अध्याय १ — न्यग्रोधवनोपवेशनम् तथा द्रौणिनिश्चयः
Night at the Banyan and Drauṇi’s Resolve
तत्र काकसहस््राणि तां निशां पर्यणामयन् | सुखं स्वपन्ति कौरव्य पृथक् पृथगुपाश्रया:
tatra kākasahasrāṇi tāṃ niśāṃ paryaṇāmayan | sukhaṃ svapanti kauravya pṛthak pṛthagupāśrayāḥ ||
三阇耶说道：在那里，成千上万只乌鸦在各自的栖处度过了那一夜。噢，俱卢后裔啊，它们各自分开，占据自己的枝头，安然入睡——寻常生灵的安逸之象，却与夜间暴行来临前那不祥的寂静形成鲜明对照。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse heightens ethical and narrative contrast: while ordinary beings sleep securely in the night, human agents are about to commit extraordinary violence. It underscores how adharma can erupt amid apparent calm, and how the natural world remains indifferent to human moral collapse.
Sanjaya describes the nighttime setting: thousands of crows have settled separately and are sleeping peacefully. This quiet scene functions as a prelude to the Sauptika Parva’s night events, where the stillness of the camp and the night becomes the stage for impending slaughter.