Shloka 17
Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira
Book 9, Chapter 11
भगुसूनुधरापुत्रौो शशिजेन समन्वितौ । चरम॑ पाण्डुपुत्राणां पुरस्तात् सर्वभूभुजाम्,शुक्र और मंगल बुधसे संयुक्त हो पाण्डवोंके पृष्ठभागमें तथा अन्य सब नरेशोंके सम्मुख उदित हुए थे
bhṛgusūnudharāputrau śaśijena samanvitau | caramaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ purastāt sarvabhūbhujām ||
三阇耶说道：金星——婆利古之子——与火星——大地之子——同月亮相伴，在天际升起；它们显现在般度诸子之后，而在其余诸王之前。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames planetary positions as moral-psychological warnings in a dharma narrative: when rulers persist in destructive conflict, the cosmos is depicted as signaling danger, urging restraint, right counsel, and responsibility in kingship.
Sañjaya reports an astronomical/astrological sign: Venus and Mars, together with Mercury (described as Moon-born), are seen rising in positions described as behind the Pāṇḍavas and before the other kings—an ominous configuration interpreted as a portent amid the Kurukṣetra war.