Shloka 9
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ११०: पार्थभीमयोः प्रहारः तथा भीष्माभिमुखं संग्रामविस्तारः
Arjuna and Bhima’s pressure; escalation toward Bhishma
न्यविशत् कुरुभि: सार्ध हृष्टरूपै: समन््तत: । भारत! भीष्म भी समरभूमिमें सूृंजयों तथा पाण्डवोंको जीतकर आपके पुत्रोंद्वारा प्रशंसित और अभिवन्दित हो अत्यन्त हर्षमें भरे हुए कौरवोंके साथ शिविरमें गये ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
nyaviśat kurubhiḥ sārdhaṃ hṛṣṭarūpaiḥ samantataḥ |
tato rātriḥ samabhavat sarvabhūtapramohinī |
tatpaścāt sampūrṇa-bhūtān mohamayīṃ nidrāṃ prāpaṇayantī rātriḥ samupasthitā |
tasyā bhīṣaṇāyā rātryā ārambhakāle vṛṣṇivaṃśyaiḥ saha durdharṣaḥ sañjayaḥ pāṇḍavāś ca guptamantraṇāyai ekatra niṣeduḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。歓喜に輝く顔のクル族に四方を囲まれつつ、ビーシュマは戦場でスリンジャヤとパーンダヴァを打ち破ったのち陣営へ退き、そなたの息子たちに讃えられ、恭しく迎えられた。やがて夜が訪れた――あらゆる生きものを惑わせ、世界を迷妄の眠りに沈める夜である。その恐るべき夜の始め、屈しがたいスリンジャヤとパーンダヴァは、ヴリシュニ族とともに一所に座し、密議を行った。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how victory and praise can swell morale, yet night—symbolic of moha (bewilderment)—falls equally on all beings. Ethically, it suggests vigilance: in war and in life, exhilaration after success must be tempered by clear counsel and disciplined strategy, especially when the mind is prone to confusion.
After a day’s fighting in which Bhīṣma has the upper hand against the Sṛñjayas and Pāṇḍavas, he goes back to the Kaurava camp amid celebration and salutations. Night then arrives, and at its onset the Pāṇḍavas, along with the Vṛṣṇis, sit together for a confidential strategic consultation.