Shloka 35
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena
नैवान्तरिक्षं न दिशो नापि योधा: समन्तत:
naivāntarikṣaṃ na diśo nāpi yodhāḥ samantataḥ
Sañjaya said: Neither the sky above, nor the directions all around, nor even the warriors on every side could be clearly made out—everything seemed swallowed by the tumult and confusion of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war overwhelms clarity: when violence peaks, even basic orientation—sky, directions, and the presence of others—becomes indistinct. Ethically, it hints at the dehumanizing fog of conflict, where discernment (viveka) is easily lost.
Sanjaya, narrating the Kurukṣetra battle to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, depicts a moment of extreme tumult in which the battlefield is so filled with dust, noise, and motion that neither the sky nor the directions nor the surrounding warriors can be properly perceived.