Mahabharata 6.13.11 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 11
Dvīpa–Sāgara–Parvata Varṇana and Svarbhānu
Rāhu) Graha-pramāṇa (Dvīpas, Oceans, Mountains, and Astral Measures
परिरक्ष्य स सेनां ते दशरात्रमनीकहा । जगामास्तमिवादित्य: कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्
parirakṣya sa senāṁ te daśarātram anīkahā | jagāmāstam ivādityaḥ kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram ||
قال سنجيا: بعدما حمى جيشك عشر ليالٍ، بهيشما—قاصم جموع الأعداء—وقد أتمَّ عملًا حربيًّا بالغ العسر، مضى إلى الأفول كما تأفل الشمس عند الغروب. لا يصوّر هذا البيت سقوطه هزيمةً مجردة، بل تمامَ واجبٍ رهيب في الحرب، وإعلانَ ختام حراسته لعسكر الكورو عشرة أيام.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights kṣatriya-duty and the transience of worldly power: even the mightiest warrior, after fulfilling a hard obligation, must 'set' like the sun—suggesting that prowess is bounded by time, destiny, and dharma.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma guarded the Kaurava forces for ten days of battle and then fell/withdrew from the fight, compared to the sun going to its setting after completing its course.
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