अध्याय १५९ — रात्रौ श्रमविरामः
Night Exhaustion and Brief Pause in Battle
ततः समभवद् युद्धमतीव भयवर्धनम् | त्वदीयानां परेषां च घोरं विजयकाड्क्षिणाम्,फिर तो विजयकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले आपके और शत्रुपक्षके सैनिकोंमें अत्यन्त भंयकर घोर युद्ध छिड़ गया
tataḥ samabhavad yuddham atīva bhayavardhanam | tvadīyānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca ghoraṃ vijayakāṅkṣiṇām ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Pagkaraan, sumiklab ang isang labanan—lubhang nagpapalago ng pangamba—nakapanghihilakbot sa magkabilang panig, nang magsalpukan ang iyong mga mandirigma at ang hukbong kalaban, kapwa uhaw sa tagumpay at matatag ang loob.”
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights a moral-psychological truth: when both sides become fixated on victory, conflict escalates into a fear-amplifying, ruthless struggle. It implicitly warns that victory-lust can eclipse restraint (dharma) and magnify collective suffering.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a fierce battle has erupted between the Kaurava forces ('yours') and the opposing army. Both sides are portrayed as intent on winning, and the immediate consequence is an intensely terrifying clash.
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