Shloka 36
अनारभन्तो निष्नन्तो महास्त्रै: शत्रुधातिभि: । न हन्यामो वयं तस्य त्रिभिरवर्षशतैर्बलम्
anārabhanto niṣṇanto mahāstraiḥ śatrudhātibhiḥ | na hanyāmo vayaṃ tasya tribhir avarṣaśatair balam ||
Śrī Kṛṣṇa dit : «Même si nous frappions sans relâche, en recourant à de puissantes armes qui détruisent l’ennemi, nous ne pourrions pourtant pas anéantir son armée—pas même en trois cents ans. Telle est l’ampleur de cette force.»
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kṛṣṇa emphasizes strategic realism: sheer violence and even the most powerful weapons may be insufficient against overwhelming strength; wise action requires assessing capacity, time, and consequences rather than relying on brute force.
Kṛṣṇa is advising about the immense scale of an opposing force, stating that even continuous assault with great, enemy-destroying weapons would not finish that army within three hundred years—highlighting the need for a different approach than direct attrition.