Shloka 283
अमोघशक्तिव्यंसनप्रश्नः — Why Karṇa’s Śakti Was Not Used on Arjuna
तलेन नाशयामास कर्णस्यैवाग्रत: स्थित: । गर्जना करते हुए ही उन्होंने बायें हाथसे जयरातको झटका देकर उसे थप्पड़से मार डाला। फिर वे कर्णके ही सामने जाकर खड़े हो गये
talena nāśayāmāsa karṇasyaivāgrataḥ sthitaḥ | garjanāṃ kurvata eva te bāyena hastena jayadrathaṃ jhaṭakā dattvā taṃ tāḍayāmāsuḥ | punaḥ sa karṇasyaiva sammukhe gatvā tiṣṭhāmāsa |
Sañjaya said: Standing right before Karṇa, he struck down Jayadratha with a blow of his palm. Roaring as he acted, he seized Jayadratha with his left hand, jerked him, and killed him with a slap; then he deliberately stepped forward and stood again directly in Karṇa’s presence. The scene revealed battlefield justice in its fiercest form—swift, public, and meant to shatter the enemy’s spirit as much as his body.
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