Shloka 38
भीमसेनस्य गदायुद्ध-प्रभावः
The Battlefield Impact of Bhīmasena’s Mace Combat
न होष समरे शक््यो विजेतुं हि कथंचन । यथास्य दृश्यते रूपं कालान्तकयमोपमम्,“यह किसी प्रकार भी समरभूमिमें जीता नहीं जा सकता; क्योंकि इसका रूप इस समय प्रलयकालके यमराज-सा दिखायी दे रहा है
na hoṣa samare śakyo vijetuṃ hi kathaṃcana | yathāsya dṛśyate rūpaṃ kālāntaka-yamopamam ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Hindi siya maaaring madaig sa digmaan sa anumang paraan; sapagkat ang anyo niyang nakikita ngayon ay tulad ni Yama, panginoon ng kamatayan, sa oras ng wakas ng daigdig.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical and psychological reality of war: some forces appear overwhelming, like death itself, reminding listeners of human limitation before time (kāla) and the seeming inevitability of destruction in battle.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a particular warrior on the battlefield appears terrifying and unconquerable, likened to Yama at the world’s end, conveying the dread and perceived invincibility surrounding that figure at this moment.