Mahabharata 7.159.48 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 159, Shloka 48
अध्याय १५९ — रात्रौ श्रमविरामः
Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle
ततः सा भारती सेना वध्यमाना किरीटिना । तमसा निद्रया चैव पुनरेव व्यदीर्यत,उस समय किरीटधारी अर्जुनकी मार खाती हुई कौरवी-सेना अंधकार और निद्रासे पीड़ित हो पुनः: तितर-बितर हो गयी
tataḥ sā bhāratī senā vadhyamānā kirīṭinā | tamasā nidrayā caiva punar eva vyadīryata ||
సంజయుడు పలికెను—అప్పుడు కిరీటధారి అర్జునుని చేతిలో నశింపబడుతున్న ఆ కౌరవ సేన చీకటి మరియు నిద్రావశతచే కమ్మబడీ, మరల చీలిపోయి చెదరిపోయింది.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that victory and survival in righteous conflict depend not only on strength but on clarity, vigilance, and cohesion; when darkness (confusion) and sleep (negligence) dominate, collective order collapses.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna is striking down the Kaurava forces; amid the night’s darkness and their drowsiness, the Kaurava army loses formation and scatters again.
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