Shloka 30
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
युध्यमानं तु संरम्भाद् भीमसेनं हसन्निव । अभ्यपद्यत कौन्तेयं कर्णो राजन् वृकोदरम्,राजन! क्रोधपूर्वक युद्ध करनेवाले कुन्तीपुत्र भीमसेनकी हँसी उड़ाता हुआ-सा कर्ण उनके सामने जा पहुँचा
yudhyamānaṃ tu saṃrambhād bhīmasenaṃ hasann iva | abhyapadyata kaunteyaṃ karṇo rājan vṛkodaram ||
As Bhīmasena fought in a surge of wrathful zeal, Karṇa—seeming to laugh in derision—advanced straight up to that son of Kuntī, Vṛkodara, O King.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner states—especially anger (saṃrambha) and contemptuous mockery (hasann iva)—shape the moral texture of battle. Even within kṣatriya warfare, self-mastery and restraint are ethically weighty; derision and rage intensify violence and cloud discernment.
Bhīma is fighting fiercely, driven by wrath. Karṇa, appearing to laugh in scorn, advances to confront him directly. The line sets the tone for a charged encounter where psychological provocation accompanies physical combat.