Shloka 24
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन दुर्योधनमरिंदमम् । उसने इन्द्रके वज़के समान कान्तिमान् विशाल धनुषको खींचकर शत्रुदमन दुर्योधनपर बड़े वेगसे धावा किया ।। तमापतन्तमुद्वी क्षय कालसृष्टमिवान्तकम्
sañjaya uvāca | abhidudrāva vegena duryodhanam arindamam | tam āpatantam udvīkṣya kālasṛṣṭam ivāntakam ||
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संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahabharata’s recurring vision of war as governed by kāla (Time/fate): in battle, a warrior may appear as the very embodiment of death, reminding the listener that pride and power are fragile before mortality and destiny.
Sanjaya describes a warrior charging fiercely at Duryodhana. Duryodhana, seeing the attacker’s onrush, perceives him as Antaka—Death itself—sent forth by Time, emphasizing the terror and inevitability felt in the clash.