Shloka 11
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
|| तदापतद् वै सहसा कालचक्रमिवोद्यतम्
tadāpatad vai sahasā kālacakram ivodyatam
సంజయుడు పలికెను—అప్పుడు అది అకస్మాత్తుగా కూలి పడింది; ఎత్తబడిన కాలచక్రంలా—వేగంగా, అప్రతిహతంగా, అశుభసూచకంగా; విధి ఆలస్యం లేకుండా దెబ్బకొట్టేందుకు తిరిగినట్లుగా.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The simile of the 'Wheel of Time' underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethical realism: in war and in life, consequences ripen with an impersonal inevitability. Human agency matters, yet once adharma-driven violence is unleashed, events can descend with the force of fate, reminding listeners to act with restraint and foresight.
Sañjaya describes a sudden, overwhelming onset—an attack or calamity—by comparing it to the raised Wheel of Time crashing down. The line heightens the sense that the battlefield events have become unstoppable and deadly, as though Time itself has turned into a weapon.