Shloka 12
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
सितासितौ यदुवरौ शुशुभाते5डधिकं तदा । (संगताविव राजेन्द्र कैलासाञ्जनपर्वतौ ।।
sañjaya uvāca | sitāsitau yaduvarau śuśubhāte 'dhikaṃ tadā | saṅgatāv iva rājendra kailāsāñjanaparvatau || nabhogatau yathā rājan candrasūryau dinakṣaye ||
Sañjaya dit : Ô roi, en cet instant les deux plus grands héros de la lignée des Yadu—l’un clair, l’autre sombre—brillèrent d’un éclat accru, tels le mont Kailāsa et la montagne noire Añjana dressés côte à côte. Ô souverain, sur ce champ de bataille ils semblaient la lune et le soleil visibles ensemble dans le ciel au déclin du jour : image qui intensifie l’émerveillement et la gravité morale à mesure que la guerre approche de son terme fatal.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses cosmic and geographic contrasts (white/dark; Kailāsa/Añjana; moon/sun at twilight) to convey that true greatness can appear as a harmonious union of opposites. In the ethical atmosphere of the Mahābhārata war, such imagery underscores the awe and seriousness of dharma’s unfolding—power and beauty are not mere ornament, but signs that decisive, morally weighty moments have arrived.
Sañjaya describes two eminent Yadu heroes—one fair and one dark—standing together and shining on the battlefield. Their paired presence is likened first to two mountains (bright Kailāsa and dark Añjana) and then to the moon and sun appearing together at dusk, emphasizing their striking, almost otherworldly prominence amid the war.