Shloka 140
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
ततः प्रववृते राजन्नस्तंगच्छति भास्करे । द्रोणस्य सोमकै: सार्थ संग्रामो लोमहर्षण:,राजन! तदनन्तर सूर्यास्त होते समय द्रोणाचार्यका सोमकोंके साथ रोमांचकारी संग्राम छिड़ गया
tataḥ pravavṛte rājann astaṃ gacchati bhāskare | droṇasya somakaiḥ sārthaṃ saṅgrāmo lomaharṣaṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: Dann, o König, als die Sonne unterging, brach zwischen Droṇa und den Somakas ein haarsträubender Kampf aus.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war, once unleashed, gains a momentum that can override natural limits like the coming of night; it implicitly warns that adherence to factional duty without ethical restraint can intensify violence even at ominous, liminal moments such as sunset.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that as the Sun was setting, a fierce and terrifying engagement began between Droṇa’s forces and the Somakas, signaling a renewed surge of combat at day’s end.