Shloka 8
कर्ण-पाण्डव-संमर्दः — Karṇa and Arjuna’s Intensified Engagement
पुनरेव तयो राजन् घोर आसीत् समागम: । वैकर्तनस्य शूरस्य भीमस्य च महात्मन:,राजन! शूरवीर कर्ण और महामनस्वी भीमसेन--इन दोनों वीरोंमें पुनः घोर संग्राम छिड़ गया
punar eva tayo rājan ghora āsīt samāgamaḥ | vaikartanasya śūrasya bhīmasya ca mahātmanaḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: „O König, abermals erhob sich ein grimmiges Aufeinandertreffen zwischen jenen beiden — Karṇa, dem heldenhaften Vaikartana, und Bhīmasena, dem großgesinnten Kämpfer.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the recurring nature of conflict in a dharma-war: even after pauses, hostility can flare again when vows, honor, and battlefield duty (kṣatriya-dharma) drive warriors back into confrontation. It also subtly frames both fighters with honorific epithets, reminding the listener that moral complexity persists even amid violence.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a fierce battle has erupted again between Karna (called Vaikartana) and Bhīma. The line functions as a transition marker, signaling a renewed duel or engagement between these two prominent champions within the larger chaos of the Kurukṣetra war.