Shloka 32
कर्ण-पाण्डव-संमर्दः — Karṇa and Arjuna’s Intensified Engagement
संरब्धौ क्रोधताम्राक्षौ प्रेक्ष्य कर्णवृकोदरौ । संत्रसस््ता: समकम्पन्त त्वदीयानां महारथा:,रोषावेशमें भरकर क्रोधसे लाल आँखें किये कर्ण और भीमसेनको देखकर आपके महारथी भयभीत हो काँपने लगे
saṃrabdhau krodha-tāmrākṣau prekṣya karṇa-vṛkodarau | saṃtrasastāḥ sama-kampanta tvadīyānāṃ mahā-rathāḥ ||
قال سانجيا: لما رأى كَرْنَة وفْرِكودَرَة (بيما) مستعرَين بالغضب، وقد احمرّت أعينهما من السخط، استولى الرعب على عظماء فرسان العربات من جانبك فارتجفوا.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the contagious power of uncontrolled anger in war: when wrath is visibly embodied by mighty warriors, it destabilizes others through fear. Ethically, it hints that krodha (anger) is not merely personal emotion but a force that amplifies violence and erodes steadiness (dhairya) on the battlefield.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa and Bhīma, both blazing with rage, confront the scene; upon seeing them, the Kaurava-side elite chariot-warriors become frightened and begin to tremble, indicating the intensity of the impending clash and the psychological shock it produces.