Shloka 193
Adhyāya 35 — Bhīmasena’s Counter-Encirclement and the Karṇa Engagement Escalation
तत् कर्म कुरु राधेय वज़्रपाणिरिवापर: । “वीर राधापुत्र! वे दोनों जिसे न कर सके, वही वीरोचित कर्म आज महासमरमें दूसरे वज्रधारी इन्द्रके समान तुम निश्चय ही पूर्ण करो
tat karma kuru rādhēya vajrapāṇir ivāparaḥ |
Sañjaya sprach: „Vollbringe jene Tat, o Rādheya, wie ein anderer Träger des Donnerkeils. O heldenhafter Sohn Rādhās, in dieser großen Schlacht musst du heute gewiss die Kriegeraufgabe vollenden, die jene beiden nicht zu vollbringen vermochten.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges decisive action aligned with a warrior’s role: one should undertake the necessary deed with unwavering resolve and heroic energy, not shrinking back because others failed.
Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events, addresses Karṇa (Rādhēya) with a rousing exhortation, comparing him to Indra the thunderbolt-bearer and pressing him to accomplish in the great combat what two others were unable to achieve.