Shloka 40
तस्मिन् हते भ्रातरि चित्रसेने क्रुद्ध: कर्ण: पौरुष॑ दर्शयान: । व्यद्रावयत् पाण्डवानामनीकं प्रत्युध्यातो नकुलेनामितौजा:
tasmin hate bhrātari citrasene kruddhaḥ karṇaḥ pauruṣaṃ darśayānaḥ | vyadrāvayat pāṇḍavānām anīkaṃ pratyudyāto nakulenāmitaujāḥ ||
فلما قُتل أخوه تشيتراسينا اشتعل كارنا غضباً، وأظهر بأسه الرجولي، فدفع صفَّ قتال الباندافا إلى التراجع. وعندئذٍ تقدّم ناكولا، ذو القوة التي لا تُجارى، ليلاقيه ويصدّه.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how grief and anger over a loved one’s death can intensify martial aggression; it also reflects kṣatriya-dharma in which valor is asserted through immediate retaliation and counter-challenge on the battlefield.
After Citraseṇa is slain, Karṇa surges forward in fury and drives back the Pandava formation; Nakula, described as of immeasurable strength, steps out to confront and resist Karṇa.