Shloka 67
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
प्राज्ञासिष्म वयं ते वा शरैर्मुक्ते: सहस्रश: । राजन! वहाँ छूटे हुए सहस्रों बाणोंसे न तो सूर्यकी प्रभा दिखायी देती थी, न दिशाएँ और न विदिशाएँ ही दृष्टिगोचर होती थीं। हम या हमारे शत्रु भी पहचाने नहीं जाते थे ।।
sañjaya uvāca | prājñāsiṣma vayaṃ te vā śarair mukteḥ sahasraśaḥ | rājan! tatra chūṭeṣu sahasreṣu bāṇeṣu na sūryasya prabhā dṛśyate sma, na diśo na vidiśaś ca dṛśyante sma | na vayaṃ na vā ripavo ’pi pratyabhijñāyante sma || madhyāhne tapato rājan bhāskarasya mahāprabhāḥ |
三阇耶说道：“噢，大王，当千千万万的箭矢齐发，战场被箭杆塞满，以至看不见太阳的光辉；诸方与四隅也无法辨认。在那令人目眩的箭雨风暴中，连我们自己与敌人都难以分辨。即便在正午，噢，大王，当日轮以大光焰炽然照耀之时……”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how violence and mass warfare overwhelm clarity and discernment: even the sun and directions vanish, and friend and foe become indistinguishable—an ethical reminder that war breeds confusion and dehumanization.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that an intense exchange of countless arrows has filled the battlefield so completely that sunlight and orientation are lost, and combatants cannot recognize one another, despite it being midday.