Shloka 62
कर्णार्जुनसमागमः — The Karṇa–Arjuna Confrontation
Cosmic Spectatorship and Vows
सूतपुत्रं च संरब्धं पश्य कृष्ण महारणे । अन्तकप्रतिमं वीर्ये कुर्वाणं कर्म दारुणम्,“श्रीकृष्ण! देखिये, क्रोधमें भरा हुआ सूतपुत्र, जो पराक्रममें यमराजके समान है, महासमरमें कैसा दारुण कर्म कर रहा है
sūtaputraṃ ca saṃrabdhaṃ paśya kṛṣṇa mahāraṇe | antakapratimaṃ vīrye kurvāṇaṃ karma dāruṇam ||
Sañjaya sprach: „O Kṛṣṇa, sieh in dieser großen Schlacht — sieh den Sohn des Wagenlenkers, vom Zorn entflammt; an Kraft gleicht er Antaka (dem Tod) selbst und vollbringt ein grauenvolles Werk.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (saṃrambha) can intensify destructive capacity in war: a warrior’s prowess, when driven by wrath, becomes ‘death-like’ (antaka-pratima) and yields harsh, dreadful actions—raising ethical tension between valor and the moral cost of violence.
Sañjaya reports to Kṛṣṇa, urging him to observe Karṇa (called ‘sūtaputra’) on the battlefield. Karṇa is depicted as furious and overwhelmingly powerful, carrying out fearsome martial acts in the great engagement.