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Shloka 183

सैन्येन रजसा मूढं सर्वमन्धमिवा भवत्‌ । उस अवस्थामें न आकाशका, न पृथ्वीका और न दिशाओंका ही पता लगता था। सेनाद्वारा उड़ायी हुई धूलसे आच्छादित होकर वहाँ सब कुछ अन्धकारमय हो गया था

sainyena rajasā mūḍhaṃ sarvam andham ivābhavat |

サンジャヤは言った。軍勢の巻き上げた塵により、戦場のすべては惑わされ、闇の中で盲いたかのようであった。その有様では、天も地も、さらには方角さえも見定められない。軍が舞い上げた渦巻く塵が万物を覆い尽くし、そこはただ暗黒と化していた。

सैन्येनby/through the army
सैन्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
रजसाby dust
रजसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरजस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मूढम्bewildered/obscured
मूढम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमूढ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अन्धम्blind/dark
अन्धम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अभवत्became/was
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
army (sainya)
D
dust (rajas)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores how war generates not only physical destruction but also moral and cognitive obscuration: the dust that blinds the eyes symbolizes the confusion that overwhelms judgment and orientation when violence dominates.

Sañjaya describes the battlefield at a moment when the armies’ movement raises such dense dust that everything appears dark and indistinguishable; even the sky, earth, and directions cannot be made out.