Shloka 32
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
ततः प्रवीरा: पाण्डूनामभ्यधावन्नमर्षिता: । युधिष्ठिरं परीप्सन्त: कर्णमभ्यर्दयछ्छरै:,तदनन्तर अमर्षमें भरे हुए प्रमुख पाण्डव वीर युधिष्छिरकी रक्षाके लिये दौड़े आये और कर्णको अपने बाणोंसे पीड़ित करने लगे
tataḥ pravīrāḥ pāṇḍūnām abhyadhāvann amarṣitāḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ parīpsantaḥ karṇam abhyardayan śaraiḥ ||
Sañjaya sprach: Da stürmten die vornehmsten Helden der Pāṇḍavas, von Zorn entflammt, heran. Um Yudhiṣṭhira zu schützen, bedrängten sie Karṇa und quälten ihn mit Pfeilsalven—ein Akt treuer Bewachung inmitten der harten Forderungen des Krieges.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the violence of battle, the verse highlights a dharmic impulse: protecting one’s leader and upholding responsibility to one’s side. The Pāṇḍava warriors’ action is framed as loyal guardianship—defense of Yudhiṣṭhira—though expressed through the harsh means permitted in war.
Sañjaya reports that the leading Pāṇḍava fighters, angered and resolute, rush forward to shield Yudhiṣṭhira. They then concentrate their attack on Karṇa, striking him repeatedly with arrows to relieve pressure on their king.