Shloka 3636
आत्मनामाड्कितान् घोरान् राधेय: प्राहिणोच्छरान् | राजाओंके उन बाणसमूहोंका निवारण करके महारथी राधापुत्र कर्णने उनके रथके जुओं, ईषादण्डों, छत्रों, ध्वजाओं तथा घोड़ोंपर अपने नाम खुदे हुए भयंकर बाणोंका प्रहार किया
sañjaya uvāca | ātmānāmāṅkitān ghorān rādheyaḥ prāhiṇoc charān |
Sañjaya sprach: Da schoss Rādheya (Karṇa) schreckliche Pfeile ab, in die sein eigener Name eingraviert war. Nachdem er die Salven der Könige abgewehrt hatte, traf der große Wagenkämpfer Karṇa, Rādhas Sohn, die Joche und Deichseln ihrer Wagen, ebenso ihre Sonnenschirme, Banner und Pferde, mit jenen furchtbaren, namensgezeichneten Pfeilen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the harsh frame of war, the episode highlights a strategic ethic: disabling an opponent’s means and symbols of combat (chariot parts, banner, parasol, horses) can be a form of controlled force—asserting dominance and breaking morale without focusing solely on slaughter.
Sañjaya reports that Karna, after countering the kings’ arrows, releases fearsome arrows bearing his own name and strikes their chariots’ yokes and shafts, along with their royal insignia (parasols and banners) and horses, thereby crippling their mobility and prestige on the battlefield.