Shloka 38
अध्याय २९: कर्णस्य शल्यं प्रति शापस्मरणं च युद्धनिश्चयः | Chapter 29: Karṇa recalls curses to Śalya and declares resolve for battle
तमसा च महाराज रजसा च विशेषत: । न किंचित् प्रत्यपश्याम शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम्
tamasā ca mahārāja rajasā ca viśeṣataḥ | na kiñcit pratyapaśyāma śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham ||
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，被黑暗笼罩——尤其又被翻腾的尘土遮蔽——我们全然看不清任何征兆，不知是吉是凶。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When tamas (obscuring darkness) and rajas (agitating turbulence) dominate, discernment collapses: one cannot distinguish what is wholesome or harmful. Ethically, it warns that passion and delusion in conflict cloud judgment and make right action difficult.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the battlefield has become so dark and dust-choked—symbolically and literally—that observers cannot make out events or even judge whether the signs are auspicious or ominous.