Shloka 436
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
दिवसप्रतिमा राजन् बभूव रणमूर्थनि । भरतभूषण नरेश! प्रदीपोंसे प्रकाशित हुई वह रात्रि युद्धके मुहानेपर दिनके समान हो गयी थी
divasapratimā rājan babhūva raṇamūrdhani | bharatabhūṣaṇa nareśa pradīpaiḥ prakāśitā sā rātriḥ yuddhamukhē dine samā babhūva |
三阇耶说道：大王啊，就在战场最前沿，那一夜因灯火照耀而宛如白昼。噢，婆罗多族的瑰饰、国之君主！黑暗在战争之口被驱散，仿佛这场战事本身要求不间断的警觉与毫不退让的决心。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war can erase natural boundaries—day and night—through human determination and the machinery of conflict. Ethically, it hints at the relentless, consuming nature of battle, where vigilance and aggression continue even when ordinary life would rest.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the battlefield was so brightly lit by lamps/torches that the night appeared like daytime at the battle-front, indicating continued or imminent fighting under artificial illumination.