Shloka 60
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
पदातिसंघान् रथसंघान् समन्ताद् ह्यात्तानन: काल इवाततेषु: । प्रणोत्स्यामि ज्वलितैर्बाणवर्ष: शत्रूंस्तदा तप्स्यति मन्दबुद्धि:,“जब मैं सायकोंकी अविच्छिन्न वर्षा करते हुए मुख फैलाये खड़े हुए कालकी भाँति अपने प्रज्वलित बाणोंकी बौछारोंसे शत्रुपक्षके झुंड-के-झुंड पैदलों तथा रथियोंके समूहोंको छिन्न-भिन्न करने लगूँगा, उस समय मन्दबुद्धि दुर्योधनको बड़ा संताप होगा
sañjaya uvāca |
padātisaṅghān rathasaṅghān samantād hyāttānanaḥ kāla ivātateṣuḥ |
praṇotsyāmi jvalitair bāṇavarṣaiḥ śatrūṃs tadā tapsyati mandabuddhiḥ ||
Sañjaya disse: “Como o próprio Tempo (a Morte), de pé com a boca escancarada, derramarei por todos os lados saraivadas de flechas em brasa e despedaçarei as massas de infantaria e as companhias de carros do exército inimigo. Quando isso acontecer, o obtuso Duryodhana será abrasado pela angústia.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames battlefield destruction through the image of Kāla (Time/Death), underscoring that reckless ambition and poor judgment lead to inevitable suffering; Duryodhana’s ‘manda-buddhi’ is portrayed as the ethical root of the coming torment.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s fierce resolve to unleash continuous, blazing arrow-showers that will break enemy infantry and chariot formations; the anticipated result is Duryodhana’s intense distress as the battle turns grim.