कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
नैव सूर्यप्रभा राजन् न दिश: प्रदिशस्तथा
naiva sūryaprabhā rājan na diśaḥ pradiśas tathā
Wika ni Sañjaya: “O hari, ni hindi na nakita ang liwanag ng araw, ni ang mga direksiyon at mga pagitan nitong panig ay lumitaw gaya ng dati.”
संजय उवाच
When violence and adharma intensify, clarity—symbolized by sunlight and stable directions—seems to vanish; the verse frames moral and psychological disorientation as a cosmic sign of disorder.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the battlefield is engulfed in an unnatural gloom: sunlight is absent and even the sense of direction is lost, indicating a fearful, ominous turn in the fighting.