Shloka 28
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Anxiety and Bhīṣma’s Theological Explanation of Pāṇḍava Invincibility
Book 6, Chapter 61
प्रशशाम रजो भौम॑ व्युक्षितं रणशोणितै: । दिशश्व विमला: सर्वा: सम्बभूवुर्जनेश्वर
praśaśāma rajo bhaumaṁ vyukṣitaṁ raṇaśoṇitaiḥ | diśaś ca vimalāḥ sarvāḥ sambabhūvur janeśvara ||
サञ्जयは語った。大地から巻き上がった塵は、戦の血に濡れて鎮まり、四方の方角はことごとく澄みわたり汚れなきものとなった、ああ人の主よ。この光景は、暴虐ののちに訪れる凄惨な静けさを示す――戦の狂熱が力尽きるとき、自然そのものもまた沈静するのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the stark aftermath of war: when the frenzy ends, a deceptive calm returns, but it is purchased at the cost of bloodshed. It invites ethical reflection on violence—its immediate intensity passes, yet its moral and human consequences remain.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment when the dust cloud settles because it has been soaked by blood, and visibility returns in all directions. It marks a pause or lull after heavy fighting, emphasizing the grim clarity that follows carnage.