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Shloka 2

कृप-अर्जुन रथयुद्धम्

Kṛpa–Arjuna Chariot Engagement

ऋतवश्वापि युज्यन्ते तथा संवत्सरा अपि | एवं कालविभागेन कालचक्रं प्रवर्तते,भीष्मजीने कहा--कला, काष्ठा, मुहूर्त, दिन, मास, पक्ष, नक्षत्र, ग्रह, ऋतु और संवत्सर--ये सब एक-दूसरेसे जुड़ते हैं। इस तरह कालके इन छोटे-छोटे विभागोंद्वारा यह सम्पूर्ण कालचक्र चल रहा है

ṛtavaśvāpi yujyante tathā saṃvatsarā api | evaṃ kālavibhāgena kālacakraṃ pravartate ||

Bhīṣma sprach: „Auch die Jahreszeiten sind in rechter Ordnung miteinander verknüpft, und ebenso die Jahre. So setzt sich durch die geordnete Gliederung der Zeit in ihre Teile das große Rad der Zeit in Bewegung und dreht sich fort.“

ऋतवःseasons
ऋतवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
युज्यन्तेare yoked/are joined
युज्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज्
FormPresent, Atmanepada (Passive/Reflexive usage), Third, Plural
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
संवत्सराःyears
संवत्सराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंवत्सर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
काल-विभागेनby the division of time
काल-विभागेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकालविभाग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
काल-चक्रम्the wheel/cycle of time
काल-चक्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकालचक्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रवर्ततेproceeds/continues to operate
प्रवर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र√वृत्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
K
kālacakra (Wheel of Time)
ṛtu (seasons)
S
saṃvatsara (years)

Educational Q&A

Time is not random; it moves as an ordered cycle. By understanding how smaller units (divisions) connect into larger ones (seasons and years), one sees the steady, law-governed turning of the kālacakra—supporting a dharmic view of cosmic regularity and human humility before time.

Bhīṣma is speaking in an instructive mode, describing how seasons and years are sequentially connected, and using this as a reflection on the continuous operation of the cycle of time.