Shloka 11
कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief
अम्बष्ठस्य सुतः श्रीमान् मित्रहेतो: पराक्रमन् । आसाद्य लक्ष्मणं वीर दुर्योधनसुतं रणे
ambaṣṭhasya sutaḥ śrīmān mitrahetoḥ parākraman | āsādya lakṣmaṇaṃ vīra duryodhanasutaṃ raṇe ||
সঞ্জয় ক’লে—অম্বষ্ঠৰ শ্ৰীমান পুত্ৰ, মিত্ৰৰ হেতু পৰাক্ৰম দেখুৱাই, ৰণত দুর্যোধনৰ বীৰ পুত্ৰ লক্ষ্মণৰ সন্মুখত উপস্থিত হ’ল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how friendship and alliance (mitra-hetu) become compelling motives in warfare, binding warriors to act—even when the action leads to deadly confrontation. It points to the ethical tension between personal bonds and the destructive arena of battle.
Sañjaya reports that an illustrious warrior, identified as the son of an Ambaṣṭha, advances with valor and directly confronts Lakṣmaṇa, Duryodhana’s son, on the battlefield—signaling the escalation into a focused duel or clash.