Shloka 25
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
अवक्रगामिभिर्बाणैर भ्यवर्षन्महायशा: । दंशितं द्वैरथे यत्तं सर्वशस्त्रविशारदम्,महायशस्वी भीमसेन सम्पूर्ण शस्त्रोंके चलानेमें निपुण, कवचधारी तथा द्वैरथ युद्धके लिये तैयार कर्णके ऊपर सीधे जानेवाले बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे
avakragāmibhir bāṇair abhyavarṣan mahāyaśāḥ | daṁśitaṁ dvairathe yattaṁ sarvaśastraviśāradam ||
The illustrious Bhīmasena showered Karṇa with arrows that flew straight to their mark. Karṇa stood armored and fully prepared for chariot-to-chariot combat, a master of every weapon; yet Bhīma pressed the attack with a relentless rain of shafts.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kshatriya arena where reputation, readiness, and mastery are proven under pressure. Ethically, it underscores how war tests not only skill but also endurance and resolve, as conflict advances through force rather than dialogue.
Karna describes Bhimasena launching a direct, heavy volley of arrows at him. Karna is depicted as armored and fully prepared for a formal chariot-to-chariot duel, yet Bhima’s sustained missile-rain drives the intensity of the encounter.