Shloka 69
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
तान् समेतान् महेष्वासान् शरवर्षोचवर्षिण: । एको व्यधमददव्यग्रस्तमांसीव दिवाकर:,जैसे एक ही सूर्य सम्पूर्ण अन्धकार-राशिको नष्ट कर देते हैं, उसी प्रकार एक ही कर्णने ढेर-के-ढेर बाण-वर्षा करनेवाले उन समस्त महाधनुर्धरोंको बिना किसी व्यग्रताके नष्ट कर दिया
tān sametān maheṣvāsān śaravarṣaucavarṣiṇaḥ | eko vyadhamad avyagrās tamāṁsīva divākaraḥ ||
قال سانجيا: أولئك الرماة العظام، وقد اجتمعوا وأمطَروا وابلًا من السهام، مع ذلك صرعهم كَرْنا وحده من غير أدنى اضطراب، كما تبدّد الشمس وحدها كتل الظلام.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic ideal of unwavering focus (avyagratā) in action: a warrior’s effectiveness is portrayed as arising from steadiness and mastery, not agitation. Ethically, it also shows how the Mahābhārata often aestheticizes violence through cosmic imagery, inviting reflection on the tension between heroic excellence and the human cost of war.
Sañjaya reports that a group of mighty archers, collectively unleashing heavy arrow-fire, are nevertheless overcome by Karṇa alone. The comparison to the sun dispersing darkness emphasizes Karṇa’s overwhelming superiority in that moment of battle.