Shloka 1
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
नीसममा न (0) आफसऔअन+- एकोनचत्वारिंशर्दाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: भीमसेन और कर्णका भयंकर युद्ध, पहले भीमकी और पीछे कर्णकी विजय, उसके बाद अर्जुनके बाणोंसे व्यथित होकर कर्ण और अभश्रवृत्थामाका पलायन संजय उवाच ततः कर्णो महाराज भीम॑ विद्ध्वा त्रिभि: शरै: । मुमोच शरवर्षाणि विचित्राणि बहूनि च,संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! तदनन्तर कर्णने तीन बाणोंसे भीमसेनको घायल करके उनपर बहुत-से विचित्र बाण बरसाये
sañjaya uvāca | tataḥ karṇo mahārāja bhīmaṁ viddhvā tribhiḥ śaraiḥ | mumoca śaravarṣāṇi vicitrāṇi bahūni ca ||
Sanjaya said: Then Karna, O King, having struck Bhima with three arrows, unleashed upon him a great and varied rain of shafts.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the uncompromising intensity of battlefield duty (kṣatriya-dharma): warriors meet force with force, testing steadiness and courage. Ethically, it reflects how conflict tends to escalate once engaged, demanding discipline and resilience even amid violence.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Karna first wounds Bhima with three arrows and then follows up by releasing a heavy, diverse barrage of arrows at him, marking a fierce phase of their duel.