Shloka 563
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
रजसा संवृते लोके शरजालसमावृते । राजन! तदनन्तर पाण्डवोंके और आपके धनुर्धरोंका परस्पर युद्ध होने लगा। उस समय सब लोग धूलसे आवृत और बाणसमूहसे आच्छादित हो गये थे
rajasā saṃvṛte loke śarajālasamāvṛte | rājan! tadanantaraṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca tava dhanurdharāṇāṃ parasparaṃ yuddhaṃ babhūva | tadā sarve janā dhūlenāvṛtāḥ śarasamūhenācchāditāś ca babhūvuḥ |
قال سنجيا: «أيها الملك، حين احتجب العالم بالغبار وتغطّى بشبكةٍ من السهام، ما لبث أن اندلع قتالٌ متبادل بين رماة القوس من جانب الباندڤا ورماة القوس من جانبكم. وفي تلك اللحظة غُشي الناس بالغبار، وأُثقلوا بوابلٍ من النبال.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral and psychological reality of war: once hostilities intensify, clarity is lost—literally through dust and arrow-storms, and implicitly through confusion and fear. It frames battle as an engulfing force that obscures discernment, reminding readers that violence rapidly overwhelms individuals and the wider world.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, after the preceding event, the Pandava archers and the Kaurava archers engaged in direct mutual combat. The battlefield became so thick with dust and arrows that everyone appeared covered and concealed.