Shloka 51

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

तथान्यैरविविधैर्योचै: कालकल्पैर्दुरासदै:

Transliteration

tathānyair avividhair yocaiḥ kālakalpair durāsadaiḥ

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಇನ್ನಿತರ ಅನೇಕ ವಿಧಗಳಿಂದ—ವೇಗವಂತ ಅಶ್ವಗಳ ನೆರವಿನಿಂದ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಲಸಿದ್ಧ, ದುರ್ಆಸಾದ್ಯ ಯುದ್ಧವ್ಯೂಹಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ—ಯೋಧರು ಸಮರವನ್ನು ಅಷ್ಟು ಒತ್ತಿ ನಡೆಸಿದರು; ಶತ್ರುವಿಗೆ ತಾಳುವುದು ಕಷ್ಟವಾಯಿತು.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अन्यैः: by/with others
• अन्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अविविधैः: by/with various (diverse) kinds
• अविविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविविध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• योचैः: and also; moreover (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: योचैः

• कालकल्पैः: by time-like arrangements/contrivances
• कालकल्पैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दुरासदैः: by/with (things) difficult to assail/approach
• दुरासदैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरासद
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, in war, success often depends on coordinated means—speed, formation, and timing—so formidable that they feel ‘time-like’ (kāla-kalpa), reminding the listener that human effort and the inexorable force of Time together shape outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues describing the battle scene in Droṇa Parva: combatants employ diverse tactics and swift cavalry/arrangements that are difficult for opponents to penetrate, emphasizing the intensity and near-unstoppable momentum of the engagement.