Shloka 3
Somadatta’s Kṣātra-Dharma Accusation; Night Combat, Māyā, and the Fall of Ghaṭotkaca
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 131
गदां युयुत्ममानस्य कालस्येवेह संजय । न हि पश्याम्यहं युद्धे यस्तिछ्ेदग्रत: पुमान्,संजय! मुझे ऐसा कोई वीर पुरुष नहीं दिखायी देता, जो कालके समान गदा उठाकर युद्धकी इच्छा रखनेवाले भीमसेनके सामने समरभूमिमें ठहर सके
gadāṁ yuyutsamānasya kālasyeveha sañjaya | na hi paśyāmy ahaṁ yuddhe yastiṣṭhed agrataḥ pumān ||
ທຣິຕຣາສະຕຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ສັນຈະຍະ, ຢູ່ນີ້ຂ້າເຫັນ ພີມະເສນ—ກະຫາຍສົງຄາມ ຖືຄະທາ—ດັ່ງຄາລະ (ຄວາມຕາຍ) ເອງ. ໃນຍຸດທະນີ້ ຂ້າບໍ່ເຫັນຊາຍໃດຈະຢືນຢັນໄດ້ໃນສະໜາມ ຕໍ່ໜ້າເຂົາ»។
धघतयाट्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how overwhelming martial power, when propelled by determined intent, appears as Kāla—inevitable destruction—reminding the listener that war can reach a point where ethical restraint and ordinary human agency seem eclipsed by fate-like violence.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, hearing Sañjaya’s report, reacts with dread: he imagines Bhīmasena advancing with mace raised, and declares that no warrior seems capable of standing before him on the battlefield.