Shloka 22
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
।। त्वं च सर्वस्त्रिविद् वीर: सर्वविद्यास्त्रपारग:
tvaṁ ca sarvāstravid vīraḥ sarvavidyāstrapāragaḥ
And you, O hero, are a knower of every kind of weapon and a master who has crossed to the far shore of all branches of learning and martial disciplines—an assurance of complete competence offered in the midst of the war’s moral and strategic pressure.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of complete preparedness: true leadership in crisis requires mastery of both knowledge (vidyā) and practical capability (astra). It also shows how praise and recognition are used as counsel to strengthen resolve and responsibility in a dharmically fraught war.
Sañjaya, narrating events of the Kurukṣetra war, describes or conveys an address that emphasizes a warrior’s comprehensive expertise—portraying the addressee as fully trained in weapons and learning, thereby framing expectations for decisive action in the ongoing battle.