Shloka 39
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
स वार्यमाणो भीमेन शितैर्बाणै: समन्ततः । सूतपुत्रो महाराज भीमसेनमवैक्षत,महाराज! भीमसेनके पैने बाणोंद्वारा चारों ओरसे रोके जानेपर भी सूतपुत्र कर्णने भीमसेनकी ओर क्रोधपूर्वक देखा
sa vāryamāṇo bhīmena śitair bāṇaiḥ samantataḥ | sūtaputro mahārāja bhīmasenam avaikṣata ||
Sañjaya said: Though checked on every side by Bhīma with sharp arrows, Karṇa—the son of the charioteer—fixed his gaze upon Bhīmasena with wrath, O King.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, even when physically constrained in battle, inner states like anger and rivalry can dominate perception and decision-making; it implicitly cautions that martial duty (kṣatriya-dharma) does not neutralize the ethical risk of acting from wrath.
Bhīma surrounds and checks Karṇa with sharp arrows from all sides. Despite being held back, Karṇa turns his attention toward Bhīmasena and looks at him with anger, signaling an imminent counter-response in their confrontation.