Shloka 58
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
ता भुजाग्रैर्महावेगा निसृष्टा भुजगोपमा:
tā bhujāgrair mahāvegā nisṛṣṭā bhujagopamāḥ
Sañjaya said: Those (weapons), hurled with tremendous force from the very ends of the warriors’ arms, sped forth like serpents—swift, deadly, and unerring—intensifying the terror and moral gravity of the battle’s violence.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how warfare unleashes forces that become almost autonomous in their destructiveness—once released, violence moves swiftly and inevitably, heightening the ethical burden on those who choose to hurl it.
Sañjaya describes missiles being launched with great force; they rush forward like serpents, conveying speed, menace, and the lethal intensity of the ongoing combat.