Shloka 34
Adhyāya 107 — बहुयुद्धप्रकरणम्
Multiple Defensive Engagements to Protect Bhīṣma
वार्ष्णेय भुजवेगेन प्रणुन्ना सा महाहवे । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन कालरात्रियथा नरम्
sañjaya uvāca | vārṣṇeya bhujavegena praṇunnā sā mahāhave | abhidudrāva vegena kālarātriyathā naram ||
संजय बोले—उस महासमर में वार्ष्णेय की भुजाओं के वेग से प्रेरित वह शक्ति अत्यन्त तीव्र गति से भीष्म की ओर दौड़ी, मानो कालरात्रि मनुष्य पर टूट पड़ी हो।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, human strength can unleash near-inevitable destruction; the comparison to Kālarātri frames violence as a force that overwhelms individual agency, reminding the listener of mortality and the grave ethical weight of martial action.
Sanjaya describes a spear-weapon (śakti) hurled by Sātyaki (called Vārṣṇeya). Propelled by his arm’s force, it speeds toward Bhīṣma in the thick of battle, likened to Kālarātri rushing upon a man.