Shloka 35
कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief
श्रेणिमांश्न महाराज युध्यमान: पराक्रमी | कृत्वा नसुकरं कर्म गतो वैवस्वतक्षयम्,महाराज! पराक्रमपूर्वक युद्ध करनेवाले श्रेणिमानने युद्धमें दुष्कर कर्म करके यमलोकके मार्गका आश्रय लिया है
śreṇimān sma mahārāja yudhyamānaḥ parākramī | kṛtvā na sukaraṃ karma gato vaivasvatakṣayam, mahārāja |
Sañjaya said: O great king, the valiant Śreṇimān, fighting with heroic prowess, performed a deed difficult to accomplish in battle and then went to the abode of Vaivasvata (Yama). The report underscores the grim moral economy of war: even courageous achievement on the battlefield culminates in death, reminding the listener that martial glory is inseparable from mortality and the consequences of violent duty.
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