Shloka 5
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
अथापरेण भल्ल्लेन सूतपुत्र॑ स्तनान्तरे । आजयचघान भशं क्रुद्धो हसन्निव वृकोदर:,तदनन्तर भीमसेनने अत्यन्त कुपित हो हँसते हुए-से दूसरे भल्लसे सूतपुत्रकी छातीमें बड़े जोरसे आघात किया
athāpareṇa bhallena sūtaputraḥ stanāntare | ājaghāna bhṛśaṃ kruddho hasann iva vṛkodaraḥ ||
Sanjaya said: Then Vrikodara (Bhima), enraged, as though laughing, struck the charioteer’s son (Karna) with another bhalla-arrow, driving it with great force into his chest.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the dharma of battle, a warrior’s resolve can harden into fierce intensity; anger and determination become instruments of action, reminding readers that choices made in wrath carry immediate and grave consequences.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma (Vṛkodara), furious and seemingly laughing, shoots/strikes Karṇa (called sūtaputra) with another bhalla-arrow, hitting him powerfully in the chest.