Shloka 30
कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament
जयत्सेनस्तथा राजज्जारासंधिमहाबल: । मागधो निहत: संख्ये सौभद्रेण महात्मना
jayatsenas tathā rājan jārāsaṃdhi-mahābalaḥ | māgadho nihataḥ saṃkhye saubhadreṇa mahātmanā ||
قال سنجيا: أيها الملك، إن جَياتسينا وجاراسَنْدهي شديد البأس—وكلاهما من محاربي مَغَدها—قد قُتلا في زحمة القتال على يد ساوبهادرا النبيل.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the violence of war, the epic frames action through the lens of kṣatriya-dharma: disciplined courage and steadfast performance of one’s role. The verse highlights how outcomes (death in battle) are narrated not merely as events but as consequences within a moral universe where valor, duty, and the weight of conflict are constantly evaluated.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Jayatsena and a powerful warrior of the Jarāsandha line (a Magadhan) were killed in combat by Saubhadra, i.e., Abhimanyu. It is a battlefield update emphasizing Abhimanyu’s prowess against notable opponents.