Shloka 69
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
ते प्रहष् रणे राजन् नापश्यन् सैनिका रविम्
te prahṛṣṭā raṇe rājan nāpaśyan sainikā ravim
サञ्जヤは語った――王よ、戦のただ中で昂ぶる兵たちは、もはや太陽を見失っていた。戦の喧騒があまりに濃く、圧し包んだからである。この一句は、武の狂熱と暴力の圧力が自然の秩序さえ覆い隠し、抑えのない興奮がしばしば道義の盲目を伴うことをほのめかす。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests that in the exhilaration of battle, human perception and judgment can be overwhelmed—so much so that even the sun seems obscured. Ethically, it points to how excitement in violence can cloud discernment and make people insensitive to broader order and consequence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the troops, thrilled amid the fighting, could not see the sun. It conveys the intensity of the battlefield—dust, weapons, movement, and commotion—creating an atmosphere where visibility and ordinary orientation are lost.