Shloka 80

Devanagari script

ततो बले भृशलुलिते परस्परं निरीक्षमाणे रुधिरौघसम्प्लुते । दिवाकरे<स्तंगिरिमास्थिते शनै- रुभे प्रयाते शिबिराय भारत

Transliteration

tato bale bhṛśalulite parasparaṃ nirīkṣamāṇe rudhiraughasamplute | divākare 'stangirim āsthite śanaiḥ ubhe prayāte śibirāya bhārata ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: ثم لما تكسّرت الجيوش تكسيرًا شديدًا، وأخذت تنظر بعضها إلى بعض وسط سيلٍ من الدم، ولما بلغَت الشمس ببطءٍ جبلَ المغيب، انسحب الفريقان إلى معسكريهما، يا بهاراتا. وتُبرز الآية الثقل الأخلاقي الكئيب للقتال: فمع بقاء العداوة، يفرض انقضاء النهار وقفةً، ليواجه الجمعان عواقب العنف قبل أن يستأنفا الطريق الذي اختاراه.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

बलेin the army/force

भृशexceedingly, greatly

लुलितेshattered, crushed

परस्परम्mutually, at each other

निरीक्षमाणेwhile looking at (each other)

रुधिरof blood

ओघflood, torrent

सम्प्लुतेflooded, inundated

दिवाकरेwhen the sun (day-maker) was (there)

अस्तम्to setting (down)

गिरिम्mountain

आस्थितेhaving reached/being on (the mountain)

शनैःslowly, gradually

उभेboth (armies)

प्रयातेhaving departed, went

शिबिरायto the camp

भारतO Bharata

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

the two armies (Kaurava and Pāṇḍava hosts)

śibira (camps)

astamgiri (mountain of sunset / western horizon)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral gravity and human cost of war: the battlefield is drenched in blood, and yet the cycle of conflict is temporarily checked by time and nature (sunset). It invites reflection on responsibility and the consequences of chosen actions, even when duty and hostility compel continued fighting.

What is happening in the narrative?

After intense fighting that has badly shattered the forces, both sides stand facing and observing one another amid bloodshed. As the sun slowly sets, they disengage and return to their respective camps, marking the end of that day’s battle.