Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 23: Khara Disregards Evil Omens on the Way
Text 3.23.5
जनस्थानसमीपे तु समागम्य खरस्वनाः।
विस्वरान्विविधांश्चक्रुर्मांसादा मृगपक्षिणः॥
janasthāna-samīpe tu samāgamya khara-svanāḥ
visvarān vividhāṁś cakrur māṁsādā mṛga-pakṣiṇaḥ
janasthāna-samīpe tu = near Janasthāna; samāgamya = came; khara-svanāḥ visvarān vividhān cakruḥ = and screeched in various harsh and terrible tones; māṁsādāḥ = flesh-eating; mṛga-pakṣiṇaḥ = beasts and birds.
Flesh-eating beasts and birds came near Janasthāna and screeched in various harsh and terrible tones.