Shloka 12
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
सितासितौ यदुवरौ शुशुभाते5डधिकं तदा । (संगताविव राजेन्द्र कैलासाञ्जनपर्वतौ ।।
sañjaya uvāca | sitāsitau yaduvarau śuśubhāte 'dhikaṃ tadā | saṅgatāv iva rājendra kailāsāñjanaparvatau || nabhogatau yathā rājan candrasūryau dinakṣaye ||
三阇耶说道：大王啊，当时阎度族两位最卓越的英雄——一白一黝——更显光辉，宛如雪白的凯拉萨山与幽黑的阿阇那山并立。君王啊，在那战场上，他们又如日暮之际天空中月与日同现一般——此象加深了人们的惊叹与道义的沉重感，正当战争逼近其宿命的终局。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses cosmic and geographic contrasts (white/dark; Kailāsa/Añjana; moon/sun at twilight) to convey that true greatness can appear as a harmonious union of opposites. In the ethical atmosphere of the Mahābhārata war, such imagery underscores the awe and seriousness of dharma’s unfolding—power and beauty are not mere ornament, but signs that decisive, morally weighty moments have arrived.
Sañjaya describes two eminent Yadu heroes—one fair and one dark—standing together and shining on the battlefield. Their paired presence is likened first to two mountains (bright Kailāsa and dark Añjana) and then to the moon and sun appearing together at dusk, emphasizing their striking, almost otherworldly prominence amid the war.