Shloka 6
Virāṭa Rescued from Suśarmā; Night Battle and Royal Gratitude (विराटमोक्षणं सुशर्मवधाभिमुखं च)
अन्योन्यमभ्यापततां निध्नतां चेतरेतरम् । उदतिष्ठद् रजो भौम॑ न प्राज्ञायत किचन,एक-दूसरेपर धावा बोलकर आपसमें मार-काट मचानेवाले उन सैनिकोंके पदाघातसे इतनी धूल उड़ी कि कुछ भी सूझ-बूझ नहीं पड़ता था
anyonyam abhyāpatatāṁ nighnatāṁ ceteretaram | udatiṣṭhad rajo bhaumaṁ na prājñāyata kiñcana ||
Tatkala para pahlawan menerpa sesama sendiri dan saling menewaskan dalam pertempuran jarak dekat, debu dari bumi terangkat menjadi awan tebal. Dalam kabut yang membutakan itu, tiada apa dapat dikenal pasti dengan jelas—pertimbangan dan pengecaman sama-sama ditelan kekacauan perang.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how violence and frenzy in war cloud discernment: when mutual aggression escalates, even basic recognition and wise judgment are obscured—an implicit ethical warning about the dehumanizing, disorienting nature of battle.
A fierce melee is underway: soldiers charge and strike one another so intensely that their trampling raises a massive cloud of dust, making it impossible to see or identify anything clearly on the battlefield.