Shloka 526
हीना सूर्येन्दुनक्षत्रैद्यौरिवा भाति भारती । “इसके प्रधान-प्रधान योद्धा नष्ट हो गये। घोड़े
hīnā sūryendunakṣatrair dyaur ivā bhāti bhāratī |
Sañjaya berkata: “Seperti langit yang kehilangan matahari, bulan, dan bintang-bintang menjadi pudar, demikian pula kini pasukan Kaurava tampak tanpa wibawa; para pejuang utamanya telah binasa, kuda, kereta, dan gajah pun tersungkur—hingga sirna martabat dan sinarnya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how the loss of leaders and strength in war results not only in tactical defeat but also in a collapse of splendor and morale—suggesting the ethical cost of sustained violence and the fragility of worldly power.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava forces have been devastated: their principal warriors are gone and their war resources (horses, chariots, elephants) have been destroyed, making the army appear dim and bereft like a sky without the sun, moon, and stars.