Shloka 34
वार्ष्णेय भुजवेगेन प्रणुन्ना सा महाहवे । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन कालरात्रियथा नरम्,उस महासमरमें सात्यकिकी भुजाओंके वेगसे चलायी हुई वह शक्ति अत्यन्त वेगपूर्वक भीष्मकी ओर चली, मानो कालरात्रि मनुष्यकी ओर जा रही हो
sañjaya uvāca | vārṣṇeya bhujavegena praṇunnā sā mahāhave | abhidudrāva vegena kālarātriyathā naram ||
Sañjaya said: In that great battle, the spear-weapon (śakti), driven forth by the force of the Vārṣṇeya’s arms, rushed with tremendous speed toward Bhīṣma—like Kālarātri herself surging upon a man.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, human strength can unleash near-inevitable destruction; the comparison to Kālarātri frames violence as a force that overwhelms individual agency, reminding the listener of mortality and the grave ethical weight of martial action.
Sanjaya describes a spear-weapon (śakti) hurled by Sātyaki (called Vārṣṇeya). Propelled by his arm’s force, it speeds toward Bhīṣma in the thick of battle, likened to Kālarātri rushing upon a man.