Shloka 24
भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः
Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन दुर्योधनमरिंदमम् । उसने इन्द्रके वज़के समान कान्तिमान् विशाल धनुषको खींचकर शत्रुदमन दुर्योधनपर बड़े वेगसे धावा किया ।। तमापतन्तमुद्वी क्षय कालसृष्टमिवान्तकम्
sañjaya uvāca | abhidudrāva vegena duryodhanam arindamam | tam āpatantam udvīkṣya kālasṛṣṭam ivāntakam ||
قال سانجيا: اندفع نحـو دُريودَهَنَة، قاهر الأعداء، اندفاعًا سريعًا شديدًا. فلما رآه مقبلًا عليه، تراءى لدُريودَهَنَة كأنه الموت بعينه—وكيل يَما المهيب، أطلقه الزمان (كالا)—قادِمًا ليصرع كل ما أمامه.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahabharata’s recurring vision of war as governed by kāla (Time/fate): in battle, a warrior may appear as the very embodiment of death, reminding the listener that pride and power are fragile before mortality and destiny.
Sanjaya describes a warrior charging fiercely at Duryodhana. Duryodhana, seeing the attacker’s onrush, perceives him as Antaka—Death itself—sent forth by Time, emphasizing the terror and inevitability felt in the clash.