The stars and planets are against us; animals and birds of ill omen as also many sorts of disturbances portending the massacre of the Kshatriyas are seen.
ज्योतींषि प्रतिकूलानि दारुणा मृगपक्षिणः। उत्पाता विविधा वीर दृश्यन्ते क्षत्रनाशनाः॥