Shloka 146
सहस््रयामप्रतिमा बभूव प्राणहारिणी । यह तीन पहरकी रात उनके लिये सहसौरों प्रहरोंकी रात्रिके समान घोर, भयानक एवं प्राणहारिणी प्रतीत होती थी
sahasrayāmapratimā babhūva prāṇahāriṇī |
Sañjaya berkata: Malam itu, walaupun hanya sepanjang tiga jaga, terasa bagi mereka seperti malam seribu jaga—kelam, menggerunkan, seolah-olah meragut nyawa. Dalam suasana moral peperangan, ketakutan dan keletihan membesarkan rasa waktu; dan sengsara batin menjadi setajam, bahkan semaut, seperti senjata.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
War’s violence does not remain only on the battlefield; it invades the mind. When fear, guilt, and exhaustion dominate, even ordinary time becomes oppressive, and suffering feels life-draining—an ethical reminder of the inner cost of adharma and relentless conflict.
Sañjaya reports that a particular night during the Drona Parva felt unbearably long and deadly to those involved—only three watches in duration, yet experienced as if it were thousands, because of the terror and intensity surrounding the events of the war.