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कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
भारत! तत्पश्चात् अमेय आत्मबलसे सम्पन्न सात्यकिने भीमसेनके रथसे उलझे हुए कर्णको पीड़ा देना आरम्भ किया, क्योंकि वे भीमसेनके पृष्ठभागकी रक्षा कर रहे थे ।। अभ्यवर्तत कर्णस्तमर्दितो5पि शरैर्भुशम् । तावन्योन्यं समासाद्य वृषभौ सर्वधन्विनाम्
bhārata! tatpaścāt ameya-ātmabalase sampanna-sātyakine bhīmasenaka-rathase ulajhe hue karṇako pīḍā denā ārambha kiyā, kyoṅki ve bhīmasenake pṛṣṭhabhāgakī rakṣā kara rahe the. || abhyavartata karṇas tam ardito 'pi śarair bhuśam | tāv anyonyaṃ samāsādya vṛṣabhau sarva-dhanvinām ||
Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata, thereafter Sātyaki—endowed with immeasurable strength of spirit—began to press and torment Karṇa, who had become entangled with Bhīmasena’s chariot, for Sātyaki was guarding Bhīma’s rear. Though sorely struck by many arrows, Karṇa still advanced; and the two, meeting each other head-on, stood like the foremost bulls among all archers—each refusing to yield in the fierce contest of duty and enmity on the battlefield.”
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