Shloka 42
Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)
तमुद्यतं महाघोरं परिघं तस्य सूतज:
tam udyataṁ mahāghoraṁ parighaṁ tasya sūtajaḥ
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—তেওঁ তুলি ধৰা অতি ভয়ংকৰ লৌহ-পৰিঘ দেখি সূতপুত্ৰ কৰ্ণ সন্মুখীন হ’ল; মৃত্যুৰ প্ৰান্তত য’ত কৰ্মেই মুখ্য, ত’ত জন্ম আৰু বংশ আঁতৰাই যায়।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic that decisive action under imminent threat defines a warrior’s moment: fearsome weapons and danger reveal resolve, while social labels (like “sūtajaḥ”) remain present yet secondary to conduct and consequence.
Sañjaya describes a terrifying iron club being raised to strike; in response, Karna (called “the son of a charioteer”) is positioned as facing or reacting to that imminent, deadly attack.