Shloka 58
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
मन्ये पर्यायधर्मो5यं कालस्यात्यन्तगामिन: । चक्रे प्रधिरिवासक्तो नास्थ शक््यं पलायितुम्
manye paryāyadharmo ’yaṃ kālasyātyantagāminaḥ | cakre pradhir ivāsakto nāsti śakyaṃ palāyitum ||
持国王说道：“我以为这正是时间那不可逃避、周而复始的法则；它以不可抗拒的速度运行。正如轮缘紧系于转轮，我也被缚在这循环之中，因此我不可能从中逃脱。”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Time (kāla) operates through an inescapable recurring order; when one is bound into that cycle—by circumstances, attachments, or past actions—mere wishing cannot provide escape. The verse highlights human limitation before kāla and implicitly urges timely ethical action rather than fatalistic delay.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on the unfolding crisis leading toward war, sensing that events are being driven by the unstoppable momentum of Time. He describes himself as fastened to the wheel’s rim—carried along by the turning of circumstances—suggesting his inability (or unwillingness) to step away from the course events have taken.