Shloka 1
Adhyāya 78 — Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)
[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके २ ३ *लोक मिलाकर कुल ४१ ६ “लोक हैं।] #.5०3८६>- | अर । जहा पञ्चसप्ततितमोब ध्याय: छठे दिनके युद्धका आरम्भ, पाण्डव तथा कौरव-सेनाका क्रमश: मकरव्यूह एवं क्रौचव्यूह बनाकर युद्धमें प्रवृत्त होना संजय उवाच ते विश्रम्य ततो राजन् सहिता: कुरुपाण्डवा: । व्यतीतायां तु शर्वर्या पुनर्युद्धाय निर्ययु:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! रातको विश्राम करनेके अनन्तर जब वह रात बीत गयी, तब कौरव और पाण्डव पुनः युद्धके लिये साथ-साथ निकले
sañjaya uvāca | te viśramya tato rājan sahitāḥ kuru-pāṇḍavāḥ | vyatītāyāṃ tu śarvaryā punar yuddhāya niryayuḥ ||
Sañjaya said: O King, after taking rest, when that night had passed, the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas—each with their respective hosts—set out once again for battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and the inexorable pull of kṣatriya-dharma in wartime: rest is only a brief interval, and both sides return to action, showing how duty, resolve, and the consequences of prior choices propel people back into conflict.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that after resting through the night, the Kuru and Pāṇḍava forces set out again to resume the fighting as the next day’s battle begins.