Shloka 1
Adhyāya 78 — Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)
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sañjaya uvāca | te viśramya tato rājan sahitāḥ kuru-pāṇḍavāḥ | vyatītāyāṃ tu śarvaryā punar yuddhāya niryayuḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, setelah berehat, apabila malam itu berlalu, kaum Kuru dan para Pāṇḍava—bersama bala tentera masing-masing—keluar sekali lagi untuk berperang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and the inexorable pull of kṣatriya-dharma in wartime: rest is only a brief interval, and both sides return to action, showing how duty, resolve, and the consequences of prior choices propel people back into conflict.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that after resting through the night, the Kuru and Pāṇḍava forces set out again to resume the fighting as the next day’s battle begins.