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 ||
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，苍穹被一张耀目的箭网完全遮蔽。天穹为那些箭矢所壅塞，仿佛云影铺展于空际——战争的过度竟使光辉本身也化作一种黑暗。”
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.