Shloka 1
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः
Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma
[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ४ इ “लोक मिलाकर कुल ८९ ६ “लोक हैं।] नल + (0) आज अत+- सप्ताधिकशततमो< ध्याय: नवें दिनके है 52043/ 20% रातमें पाण्डवोंकी गुप्त मन्त्रणा तथा पाण्डवोंका भीष्मसे मिलकर उनके वधका उपाय जानना संजय उवाच युध्यतामेव तेषां तु भास्करे5स्तमुपागते । संध्या समभवद् घोरा नापश्याम ततो रणम्
sa jaya uv01ca |
yudhyat01m eva te 6301 43 tu bh01skare 'stam up01gate |
sa 43dhy01 samabhavad ghor01 n01pa5by01ma tato ra 47am ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, while the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas were still engaged in battle, the Sun set. A dreadful twilight fell, and after that we could no longer see the fighting.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most intense human conflict is bounded by cosmic order: time (sunset and twilight) imposes limits on action and perception, reminding the listener that events unfold under forces larger than personal will.
Sanjaya reports to Dh5btar01 63 6dra that as the armies continued fighting, the sun set and a frightening twilight arose; because of the darkness, they could no longer see the battle.