Shloka 303
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
यादृशं कृतवानद्य त्वमेक: शत्रुतापन: । 'युद्धमें कोई भी ऐसा पराक्रम नहीं कर सकता, जैसा कि आज तुमने अकेले ही कर दिखाया है। वास्तवमें तुम शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले हो
yādṛśaṁ kṛtavān adya tvam ekaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ | yuddhe na kaścid evaṁ vīryaṁ kartuṁ śaknoti yathā tvayā adyaikena kṛtam | vastutas tvaṁ śatrūṇāṁ santāpa-karaḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: „O Feindversenger! Die Tat, die du heute—ganz allein—vollbracht hast, kann im Kampf niemand an Tapferkeit erreichen. Wahrlich, du bist es, der dem Gegner brennende Qual bereitet.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of extraordinary martial valor—single-handed effort and effectiveness in battle—while also underscoring the ethical weight of war: true prowess is measured by deeds that decisively affect the enemy, not by mere boasting.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, praises a warrior addressed as ‘Śatrutāpana’ for having performed unmatched feats in the day’s fighting, emphasizing that no one else could equal such solitary heroism.