Shloka 37
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
दिव्यं च वर्म विहित॑ महाहँ रत्नभूषितम् । अभेद्यं विरजस्कं वै कालचक्रबहिष्कृतम्
divyaṃ ca varma vihitaṃ mahārhaṃ ratnabhūṣitam | abhedyaṃ virajaskaṃ vai kālacakrabahiṣkṛtam ||
Duryodhana dijo: «Se forjó una coraza divina—de precio incalculable y engastada de gemas—pura e inmaculada, imposible de atravesar, como si estuviera puesta más allá del alcance de la rueda giratoria del Tiempo».
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the desire for invulnerability—symbolized by an unpierceable, time-transcending armor—yet implicitly reminds that ethical consequence and the larger order (kāla) cannot be fully escaped by material or even divine protections.
Duryodhana describes a specially fashioned divine armor: extremely precious, jewel-studded, spotless, and impenetrable, portrayed as beyond the reach of the wheel of Time—emphasizing extraordinary preparations and confidence amid the climactic warfare.