Shloka 37
अमोघशक्तिव्यंसनप्रश्नः — Why Karṇa’s Śakti Was Not Used on Arjuna
ततस्तु दुर्मदश्चैव दुष्कर्णश्व॒ तवात्मजौ | रथमेकं समारुह[ भीम॑ बाणैरविध्यताम्,तत्पश्चात् आपके पुत्र दुर्मद (दुर्धर्ष) और दुष्कर्ण एक ही रथपर बैठकर भीमसेनको बाणोंसे घायल करने लगे
tatastu durmadaścaiva duṣkarṇaśca tavātmajau | rathamekaṃ samāruhya bhīmaṃ bāṇairavidhyatām ||
Sañjaya said: Then your two sons, Durmada and Duṣkarṇa, mounting a single chariot together, began to pierce Bhīmasena with volleys of arrows.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war amplifies aggression and rivalry: coordinated force is used to overpower a single opponent, illustrating the moral cost of conflict—valor and strategy operate alongside the hardening of compassion.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Durmada and Duṣkarṇa, both Kaurava princes, ride together on one chariot and repeatedly strike Bhīma with arrows, intensifying the battle against the Pāṇḍava hero.