Shloka 51
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention
तथान्यैरविविधैर्योचै: कालकल्पैर्दुरासदै:
tathānyair avividhair yocaiḥ kālakalpair durāsadaiḥ
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—“তদ্ৰূপ আন আন বহু উপায়ে—দ্ৰুতগামী অশ্বৰ সহায়ত আৰু কালসিদ্ধ, দুঃসাধ্য যুদ্ধবিন্যাসে—যোদ্ধাসকলে যুদ্ধক তেনে চাপ দিলে যে শত্রুৰ পক্ষে সহ্য কৰা কঠিন হ’ল।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, success often depends on coordinated means—speed, formation, and timing—so formidable that they feel ‘time-like’ (kāla-kalpa), reminding the listener that human effort and the inexorable force of Time together shape outcomes.
Sañjaya continues describing the battle scene in Droṇa Parva: combatants employ diverse tactics and swift cavalry/arrangements that are difficult for opponents to penetrate, emphasizing the intensity and near-unstoppable momentum of the engagement.