Shloka 35
Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)
सो5तिच्छन्नो महाराज सूतपुत्रेण पाण्डव: । न चकार व्यथां राजन् भास्करो जलदैर्यथा
so 'ticchanno mahārāja sūtaputreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ | na cakāra vyathāṃ rājan bhāskaro jaladair yathā ||
Sañjaya said: O great king, though the Pāṇḍava was completely covered over by the charioteer’s son, he did not feel the least distress—just as the sun, though veiled by clouds, is not diminished.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches inner steadiness: even when one is outwardly pressured or obscured by a powerful opponent, one should not succumb to mental agitation. Like the sun behind clouds, true strength and clarity remain intact despite temporary concealment.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍava (understood here as Nakula) was heavily pressed/covered by Karṇa in battle, yet he did not show distress, being compared to the sun hidden by clouds.