Shloka 31
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
ततस्तु शरवर्षेण पार्थिवास्तमवारयन्,तदनन्तर सैकड़ों और सहस्रों नरेशोंने अपने धनुषोंको कम्पित करते हुए बाणोंकी वर्षसे कर्णकी भी प्रगति रोक दी। जैसे दैत्योंने इन्द्रके साथ संग्राम किया था, उसी प्रकार वे राजालोग राधापुत्र कर्णके साथ युद्ध करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca | tatastu śaravarṣeṇa pārthivāstamavārayan | tadanantaraṃ śataśaḥ sahasraśaśca nareśāḥ svadhanūṃṣi kampayantaḥ śaravarṣeṇa karṇasya api pragatiṃ nyavārayan | yathā daityā indreṇa saha saṅgrāmaṃ cakruḥ tathā te rājāno rādhāputreṇa karṇena saha yuddham ārabdhavantaḥ |
Sañjaya said: Then the kings checked him with a rain of arrows. After that, hundreds and thousands of rulers, shaking their bows, halted even Karna’s advance by a storm of shafts. As the Daityas once fought against Indra, so those kings engaged in battle with Karna, the son of Radha.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the mightiest warrior can be restrained when many act together with resolve; the passage also underscores how war amplifies rivalry and pride, drawing fighters into escalating violence that tests dharma and self-control.
Sanjaya describes how numerous kings unleash a dense rain of arrows and collectively block Karna’s forward movement, likening their assault on Karna to the Daityas’ battle against Indra.