Shloka 22
अर्जुनकर्णयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Arjuna–Karṇa Engagement and Counsel to Duryodhana
। : ; ' महासतत्त्वौ हि तौ दृष्टवा सहितौ केशवार्जुनौ । हतमाधिरथिं मेने संख्ये गाण्डीवधन्चना
mahāsattvau hi tau dṛṣṭvā sahitau keśavārjunau | hatam ādhirathiṁ mene saṅkhye gāṇḍīvadhanva ca ||
Sañjaya sprach: Als er Kṛṣṇa und Arjuna—diese beiden von gewaltiger Kraft—gemeinsam eintreffen sah, war er überzeugt, dass Arjuna, der Träger des Gāṇḍīva-Bogens, im Getümmel der Schlacht Karṇa, den Sohn Adhirathas, erschlagen habe.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how decisive moral-strategic power is perceived when right counsel and disciplined prowess unite: Kṛṣṇa’s guiding presence with Arjuna signals an almost inevitable outcome, shaping confidence, fear, and judgment amid war.
Sañjaya reports that on seeing Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna together, an observer concludes that Arjuna has killed Karṇa in the battle—an inference drawn from their united return and their known might.