Shloka 43
विससर्ज शरान् घोरान् सूतपुत्रं त आविशन् | उस मायाके नष्ट हो जानेपर घटोत्कचने अमर्षमें भरकर भयंकर बाण छोड़े, जो सूतपुत्रके शरीरमें समा गये ।। ततस्ते रुधिराभ्यक्ता भित्त्वा कर्ण महाहवे
sa f1jaya uv01ca |
visasarja 5bar01n ghor01n s6btaputra ta 01vi5ban |
atha m01y01y01 na e gate ghaotkaca am01r e bharan bhaya kar01n b01 01n mumoca, ye s6btaputrasya 5bar2bre sam01vi5ban ||
tataste rudhir01bhyakt01 bhittv01 kar a mah01have
Sañjaya said: He discharged dreadful arrows that entered the charioteer’s son, Karna. Then, when that illusion had been destroyed, Ghaṭotkaca, filled with fierce indignation, released terrifying shafts that sank into Karna’s body. Thereupon, those arrows, smeared with blood, having pierced Karna in the great battle… (continue).
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how warfare amplifies inner states: when deception (m01y01) collapses, anger and wounded pride (am01r a) can surge, driving harsher retaliation. Ethically, it underscores the Mah01bh01ratabcs recurring warning that uncontrolled rage, even in a just cause, intensifies violence and suffering.
Sanjaya describes a phase of the duel where Ghaotkaca, after his magical stratagem is neutralized, becomes enraged and shoots fearsome arrows into Karna. The line then transitions to the effect: the arrows, blood-smeared, have pierced Karna amid the great battle (the sentence continues into the next p01da/verse).