Shloka 13
Adhyāya 112: Bhīṣma-prati Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ
Arjuna’s Forward Drive Toward Bhīṣma
सिंहवद् विनदन्नुच्चैर्धनुरज्या विक्षिपन् मुहुः । शरौघान् विसृजन् पार्थो व्यचरत् कालवदू रणे,वे कुन्तीकुमार सिंहके समान उच्चस्वरसे गर्जना करते हुए बारंबार अपने धनुषकी डोरी खींचते और बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा करते हुए रणक्षेत्रमें कालके समान विचरते थे
samhavadvinadann uccair dhanurajy01 vik9ipan muhu25 | baraugh01n vis5jan p01rtho vyacarat k01lavadrane ||
Sanjaya said: Roaring aloud like a lion, repeatedly snapping and drawing his bowstring, and loosing torrents of arrows, Partha (Arjuna), the son of Kunti, moved about the battlefield like Time itselfunstoppable and impartial in its destruction.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames righteous battle as governed by inevitability: when a warrior acts in accord with duty, his force can resemble K01la (Time)not personal cruelty, but the impersonal, unavoidable consequence of dharma and circumstance.
Sa f1jaya reports Arjunas battlefield conduct: he roars like a lion, repeatedly draws/snaps his bowstring, and showers the enemy with volleys of arrows, moving through the fight with the relentless momentum of Time.