Shloka 37
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
दिव्यं च वर्म विहित॑ महाहँ रत्नभूषितम् । अभेद्यं विरजस्कं वै कालचक्रबहिष्कृतम्
divyaṃ ca varma vihitaṃ mahārhaṃ ratnabhūṣitam | abhedyaṃ virajaskaṃ vai kālacakrabahiṣkṛtam ||
ایک الٰہی زرہ تیار کی گئی—نہایت قیمتی، جواہرات سے آراستہ، بے داغ اور نہایت پاکیزہ؛ ناقابلِ نفوذ، گویا زمانے کے گردش کرتے چکر کی دسترس سے بھی باہر رکھی گئی ہو۔
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the desire for invulnerability—symbolized by an unpierceable, time-transcending armor—yet implicitly reminds that ethical consequence and the larger order (kāla) cannot be fully escaped by material or even divine protections.
Duryodhana describes a specially fashioned divine armor: extremely precious, jewel-studded, spotless, and impenetrable, portrayed as beyond the reach of the wheel of Time—emphasizing extraordinary preparations and confidence amid the climactic warfare.