Shloka 70
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
वीक्षमाणे ततस्तस्मिन् सिन्धुराजे दिवाकरम्
vīkṣamāṇe tatastasmīn sindhurāje divākaram
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ແລ້ວເມື່ອກະສັດແຫ່ງສິນທຸມອງໄປ ດວງອາທິດ (ທິວາກະຣະ) ກໍປາກົດໃຫ້ເຫັນ—ເປັນຂະນະອັນຊວນຫວາດໃນກະແສການຮົບ ທີ່ແມ່ນແຕ່ການຜັນຜ່ຽນຂອງວັນ ກໍກາຍເປັນເຄື່ອງໝາຍໃຫ້ນັກຮົບແລະກະສັດອ່ານໃນທ່າມກາງຄວາມຕຶງຕັນທາງທຳມະຂອງສົງຄາມ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how time (symbolized by the sun) governs human action and consequence in war; even powerful kings are subject to the larger moral and cosmic order, where moments become decisive and laden with ethical weight.
Sañjaya narrates that the Sindhu king (Jayadratha) is watching, and the sun is in view—setting the scene for a critical turn in the battle where the sun’s position matters for strategy, urgency, and the unfolding of vows and consequences.