Shloka 6
भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च
Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka
तेनच्छन्नं नभो राजन् बाणजालेन भास्वता । अभ्रच्छायेव संजज्ञे बाणरुद्धे नभस्तले,राजन! उन प्रकाशमान बाणसमूहोंसे सारा आकाशमण्डल ढक गया था। बाणोंसे रुँधे हुए आकाशकमें मेघोंकी छाया-सी बन गयी थी
tenācchannaṃ nabho rājan bāṇajālena bhāsvatā | abhracchāyeva saṃjajñe bāṇaruddhe nabhastale ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: O Hari, ang buong langit ay natakpan ng maningning na lambat ng mga palaso. Nang mabarahan ang kalangitan ng mga palasong iyon, wari’y anino ng ulap ang kumalat sa himpapawid—na para bang ang mismong liwanag ay naging isang uri ng dilim.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how unchecked martial intensity can turn even radiance into obscurity: the shining arrows create a cloud-like darkness. Ethically, it hints at the Mahābhārata’s recurring warning that war’s splendor and prowess often culminate in suffocation—of clarity, compassion, and order.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra: volleys of luminous arrows are so dense that they blanket the sky, making the heavens look as though a cloud’s shadow has fallen over them.