Shloka 46
Brahmacarya-Upāya: Jñāna, Śauca, and the Mind’s Role in Desire (शान्ति पर्व, अध्याय २०७)
ततस्तस्मिन् महाघोरे संध्याकाल उपस्थिते । राजान: समसज्जन्त समासाद्येतरेतरम्
tatas tasmin mahāghore sandhyākāla upasthite | rājānaḥ samasajjanta samāsādya itaretaram, bharataśreṣṭha |
毗湿摩说道：“随后，当那可怖的黄昏时刻降临之际，诸王——噢，婆罗多族中最卓越者——彼此对峙，逼近相向，遂全然投入战阵，短兵相接而交战。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, at a liminal and ominous time (sandhyā), rulers can become mutually inflamed and rush into violence. It implicitly warns that unchecked rivalry and passion can override restraint and dharma, especially in moments symbolically associated with transition and vulnerability.
As a dreadful twilight sets in, the kings draw near to one another and become absorbed in combat—meeting head-on and committing themselves to battle.