Shloka 35
भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्
Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra
तदा शतसहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च
tadā śatasahasrāṇi prayutāny arbudāni ca
Alors, en cette circonstance, les nombres s’élevèrent à des grandeurs immenses — des centaines de milliers, des dizaines de milliers, et même des crores — indiquant une ampleur qui dépasse le décompte ordinaire, comme Bhīṣma le souligne pour marquer l’écrasante immensité de ce qu’il décrit.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly human affairs—especially political and military preparations—can expand beyond ordinary limits; it cautions the listener to recognize the true magnitude of consequences when numbers and resources escalate.
Bhīṣma is describing something in terms of enormous quantities, using traditional large-number units (śata-sahasra, prayuta, arbuda) to convey an overwhelming scale within the Udyoga Parva’s context of major preparations and mobilization.