Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सूर्यमग्नि: प्रविष्ट: स्थाद्‌ यथा चाग्निं दिवाकर: । तथा प्रविष्टं तत्‌ तेजो न प्राज्ञायत पाण्डव:,जैसे सूर्यमें अग्नि और अम्निमें सूर्य प्रविष्ट हुए हों, उसी प्रकार उस अस्त्रका तेज तेजस्वी भीमसेनपर छा गया था; इसलिये पाण्डुपुत्र भीमसेन किसीको दिखायी नहीं पड़ते थे

Translation

As though the sun had entered into fire and fire into the sun, so that neither could be distinguished, so did the blazing radiance of that weapon spread over the splendid Bhīmasena. Therefore Bhīmasena, Pāṇḍu’s son, could not be seen by anyone.

Word by Word

सूर्येin the sun

अग्निःfire

प्रविष्टःentered

स्यात्would be / might be

यथाas, just as

चand

अग्निम्fire (as object/into fire)

दिवाकरःthe sun (day-maker)

तथाso, likewise

प्रविष्टम्entered / having entered (as 'that which entered')

तत्that

तेजःsplendor, radiance, energy

नnot

प्राज्ञायतwas known / was perceived

पाण्डवःthe Pandava (here: Bhima, son of Pandu)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes