Shloka 67
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
प्राज्ञासिष्म वयं ते वा शरैर्मुक्ते: सहस्रश: । राजन! वहाँ छूटे हुए सहस्रों बाणोंसे न तो सूर्यकी प्रभा दिखायी देती थी, न दिशाएँ और न विदिशाएँ ही दृष्टिगोचर होती थीं। हम या हमारे शत्रु भी पहचाने नहीं जाते थे ।।
sañjaya uvāca | prājñāsiṣma vayaṃ te vā śarair mukteḥ sahasraśaḥ | rājan! tatra chūṭeṣu sahasreṣu bāṇeṣu na sūryasya prabhā dṛśyate sma, na diśo na vidiśaś ca dṛśyante sma | na vayaṃ na vā ripavo ’pi pratyabhijñāyante sma || madhyāhne tapato rājan bhāskarasya mahāprabhāḥ |
Sañjaya disse: “Ó rei, quando milhares e milhares de flechas foram disparadas, o campo ficou tão entupido de hastes que o fulgor do sol não se via; nem as direções nem os quadrantes intermediários podiam ser discernidos. Naquela tempestade ofuscante de projéteis, não se reconhecia nem a nós nem mesmo os inimigos. Mesmo ao meio-dia, ó rei, quando o sol arde com grande brilho…”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how violence and mass warfare overwhelm clarity and discernment: even the sun and directions vanish, and friend and foe become indistinguishable—an ethical reminder that war breeds confusion and dehumanization.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that an intense exchange of countless arrows has filled the battlefield so completely that sunlight and orientation are lost, and combatants cannot recognize one another, despite it being midday.