Shloka 33
कर्णपुत्रवधः (The Fall of Vṛṣasena) — Karṇa Parva, Adhyāya 62
ताभ्यां स सहितस्तूर्ण व्रीडन्निव नरेश्वर:,नकुल और सहदेवके साथ वे नरेश लज्जित होते हुए-से तुरंत छावनीमें पहुँचकर रथसे उतर पड़े और सुन्दर शय्यापर लेट गये। उस समय उनका सारा शरीर बाणोंसे क्षत-विक्षत हो रहा था
tābhyāṃ sa sahitas tūrṇaṃ vrīḍann iva nareśvaraḥ | nakula-sahadevayoḥ saha śibiraṃ prāpya rathād avatarat, śubhaśayyāyāṃ ca śayānaḥ | tasmin kāle tasya sarvaṃ śarīraṃ bāṇaiḥ kṣata-vikṣataṃ babhūva ||
নকুল ও সহদেবকে সঙ্গে নিয়ে রাজা লজ্জিতের মতো ত্বরিত শিবিরে ফিরে এলেন। রথ থেকে নেমে তিনি সুন্দর শয্যায় শুয়ে পড়লেন। তখন তাঁর সমগ্র দেহ বাণে বিদীর্ণ ও ক্ষতবিক্ষত হচ্ছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical cost of war: royal duty may compel battle, yet defeat and injury bring not only physical pain but also the sting of shame. It highlights how honor, responsibility, and the consequences of violence converge upon a ruler.
Sañjaya describes the king returning swiftly to the camp with Nakula and Sahadeva, dismounting from his chariot, and lying on a fine couch while his body remains grievously wounded by arrows.