Shloka 13
Adhyāya 112: Bhīṣma-prati Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ
Arjuna’s Forward Drive Toward Bhīṣma
सिंहवद् विनदन्नुच्चैर्धनुरज्या विक्षिपन् मुहुः । शरौघान् विसृजन् पार्थो व्यचरत् कालवदू रणे
samhavadvinadann uccair dhanurajy01 vik9ipan muhu25 | baraugh01n vis5jan p01rtho vyacarat k01lavadrane ||
Sañjaya said: Roaring aloud like a lion, repeatedly snapping and drawing his bowstring, and loosing torrents of arrows, Pārtha (Arjuna), the son of Kuntī, moved about the battlefield like Time itself.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames righteous battle as governed by inevitability: when a warrior acts in accord with duty, his force can resemble K01la (Time)not personal cruelty, but the impersonal, unavoidable consequence of dharma and circumstance.
Sa f1jaya reports Arjunas battlefield conduct: he roars like a lion, repeatedly draws/snaps his bowstring, and showers the enemy with volleys of arrows, moving through the fight with the relentless momentum of Time.