Shloka 52
Rajo-dhūli-saṃmūḍha-saṅgrāmaḥ
The Dust-Obscured Battle and Mutual Charges
ततः सैन्येषु भग्नेषु मथितेषु च सर्वश: । प्राप्ते चास्तं दिनकरे न प्राज्ञायत किंचन
tataḥ sainyeṣu bhagneṣu mathiteṣu ca sarvaśaḥ | prāpte cāstaṃ dinakare na prājñāyata kiṃcana ||
Санджая сказал: Затем, когда войска повсюду были разбиты и приведены в полное смятение, и когда солнце склонилось к закату, во тьме уже нельзя было различить ничего.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how violence and disorder culminate in confusion: when order (vyūha) collapses and daylight ends, certainty vanishes. It hints at the ethical and practical limits of human control in war—actions generate turmoil, and even perception becomes unreliable.
Sañjaya reports that the battle formations have broken and the troops are in total disarray. As the sun sets, darkness spreads over the field, and it becomes impossible to distinguish what is happening or who is where.