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
Saat itu bilangan pun melambung—ratusan ribu, puluhan ribu berlipat, bahkan hingga krore—seakan ukuran biasa tak lagi sanggup menampung kedahsyatan yang digambarkan.
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.