Shloka 51
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention
तथान्यैरविविधैर्योचै: कालकल्पैर्दुरासदै:
tathānyair avividhair yocaiḥ kālakalpair durāsadaiḥ
Sañjaya sagte: „Ebenso drängten die Krieger mit anderen Mitteln—vielfältig und mannigfach—durch schnellfüßige Rosse und durch kampferprobte, schwer zu stürmende Schlachtordnungen den Kampf voran, auf eine Weise, der der Feind kaum standzuhalten vermochte.“
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.