Shloka 69
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
तान् समेतान् महेष्वासान् शरवर्षोचवर्षिण: । एको व्यधमददव्यग्रस्तमांसीव दिवाकर:
tān sametān maheṣvāsān śaravarṣaucavarṣiṇaḥ | eko vyadhamad avyagrās tamāṁsīva divākaraḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Ang mga dakilang mamamana, na nagtipon at nagpaulan ng mga palaso, ay gayon pa man pinabagsak ni Karṇa na nag-iisa, nang walang bahid ng pagkabalisa—gaya ng iisang araw na nagpapawi sa nagkakapatong na dilim.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic ideal of unwavering focus (avyagratā) in action: a warrior’s effectiveness is portrayed as arising from steadiness and mastery, not agitation. Ethically, it also shows how the Mahābhārata often aestheticizes violence through cosmic imagery, inviting reflection on the tension between heroic excellence and the human cost of war.
Sañjaya reports that a group of mighty archers, collectively unleashing heavy arrow-fire, are nevertheless overcome by Karṇa alone. The comparison to the sun dispersing darkness emphasizes Karṇa’s overwhelming superiority in that moment of battle.