Shloka 12
निष्टनन्ति च मातड्ा मुज्चन्त्यश्रूणि वाजिन: । पानीयं यवसं चापि नाभिनन्दन्ति माधव,“माधव! गजराज परस्पर टकराते और विकृत शब्द करते हैं। घोड़े नेत्रोंसे आँसू बहा रहे हैं। वे घास और पानी भी प्रसन्नतापूर्वक नहीं ग्रहण करते हैं
niṣṭananti ca mātaṅgā muñcanty aśrūṇi vājinaḥ | pānīyaṃ yavasaṃ cāpi nābhinandanti mādhava ||
三阇耶说道：“噢，摩陀婆！群象之王发出刺耳而怪异的嘶鸣，彼此冲撞相击。战马眼中流泪，连清水与草料也不肯欢然受用。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ominous signs in nature and animals as a moral warning: when adharma and impending violence dominate, even creatures become distressed, suggesting that righteous counsel and restraint should be heeded before irreversible harm occurs.
Sañjaya reports to Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) that war-animals are behaving unnaturally—elephants are agitated and clashing, horses are tearful and refuse food and water—presenting these as portents of the grave calamity about to unfold.