कल्पांतघोरसंकाशो बभूव स महारणः । केचिच्छैलेन बिभिदुः केचिद्बाणैरजिह्यगैः
kalpāṃtaghorasaṃkāśo babhūva sa mahāraṇaḥ | kecicchailena bibhiduḥ kecidbāṇairajihyagaiḥ
Ang malaking labanang iyon ay naging kakila-kilabot, tulad ng takot sa katapusan ng panahon. Ang iba ay humampas sa pamamagitan ng paghahagis ng mga bato; ang iba ay tumusok gamit ang mga asintadong palaso.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A vast battlefield like the end of an aeon: dust-darkened sky, warriors hurling boulders from raised ground while others release straight, unwavering arrows; bodies and chariots scattered, wind whipping banners.
Cosmic-scale imagery reminds the listener that time (kāla) and dissolution frame all conflict; only dharma is enduring.
None; the verse is descriptive of battle intensity.
None.