Mahabharata 7.127.46 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 127, Shloka 46
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
यो यः सम नीयते तत्र तं द्रोणो हान्तकोपम: । आदत्त सर्वभूतानि प्राप्ते काले यथान्तक:
yo yaḥ samānīyate tatra taṃ droṇo hāntakopamaḥ | ādatta sarvabhūtāni prāpte kāle yathāntakaḥ ||
அங்கே யார் யார் அவன் முன்னே கொண்டு வரப்பட்டார்களோ, அவர்களைத் துரோணன் கோபத்தில் மரணம்போல் பிடித்து அழித்தான்; நியதிக்காலம் வந்தால் அந்தகன் எல்லா உயிர்களையும் விழுங்குவது போல.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the inevitability of death and the power of ‘kāla’ (time/fate): when the destined moment arrives, even great warriors are taken, and on the battlefield Droṇa functions as an instrument of that overwhelming inevitability.
Sañjaya describes Droṇa’s battlefield dominance: any warrior brought into Droṇa’s range is cut down, and Droṇa is compared to Antaka (Death/Yama) who, at the appointed time, takes all beings without exception.
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