Shloka 8
कर्णस्य दानप्रतिज्ञा–शल्योपदेश–वाक्ययुद्धम्
Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words
तं तु कृच्छूगतं दृष्टवा कर्णद्रीणिकृपादय:
taṁ tu kṛcchūgataṁ dṛṣṭvā karṇadrīṇikṛpādayaḥ
Sañjaya sprach: Als sie ihn in äußerster Bedrängnis sahen, wandten Karṇa, Dṛṇika, Kṛpa und die anderen ihre Aufmerksamkeit ihm zu, getrieben von der Dringlichkeit des Augenblicks auf dem Schlachtfeld.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-world ethic of responding to a comrade’s peril: when someone is seen in distress, allies and elders are expected to act promptly, guided by duty and solidarity amid war.
Sañjaya reports that a particular warrior has come into a difficult, dangerous situation; noticing this, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Dṛṇika, and others react—setting up their intervention or next battlefield move in the surrounding verses.