Shloka 783
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
अयुध्येतां महाराज परस्परवधैषिणौ । सम्पूर्ण योद्धाओंके उस सम्मेलनमें वे दोनों दर्शनीय हो रहे थे। महाराज! समरभूमिमें सिद्ध, चारण और नागोंद्वारा प्रशंसित होते हुए कर्ण और अर्जुन एक-दूसरेके वधकी इच्छासे युद्ध कर रहे थे
ayudhyetāṃ mahārāja parasparavadhaiṣiṇau |
সঞ্জয় ক’লে—মহাৰাজ! তেওঁলোক দুয়ো পৰস্পৰৰ বধ কামনা কৰি যুদ্ধ কৰিছিল। সমগ্ৰ যোদ্ধাসকলৰ সেই সমাবেশত তেওঁলোক দুয়ো দৰ্শনীয় হৈ উঠিছিল। মহাৰাজ! সমৰভূমিত সিদ্ধ, চাৰণ আৰু নাগসকলৰ দ্বাৰা প্ৰশংসিত হৈ কৰ্ণ আৰু অৰ্জুন পৰস্পৰবধৰ সংকল্পেৰে যুঁজিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-war ethic: even when combat is framed as duty and celebrated by celestial witnesses, its immediate reality is mutual intent to kill. It invites reflection on how dharma in war can coexist with, yet never erase, the moral gravity of violence.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa and Arjuna are engaged in direct combat, each seeking the other’s death, and that their duel is being acclaimed by exalted beings (Siddhas, Cāraṇas, and Nāgas) as a spectacular confrontation among foremost warriors.