Shloka 66
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
नैव सूर्यप्रभा राजन् न दिश: प्रदिशस्तथा
naiva sūryaprabhā rājan na diśaḥ pradiśas tathā
Sañjaya dit : «Ô roi, ni l’éclat du soleil n’apparaissait, ni les directions et les quartiers intermédiaires ne se montraient comme auparavant.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When violence and adharma intensify, clarity—symbolized by sunlight and stable directions—seems to vanish; the verse frames moral and psychological disorientation as a cosmic sign of disorder.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the battlefield is engulfed in an unnatural gloom: sunlight is absent and even the sense of direction is lost, indicating a fearful, ominous turn in the fighting.