Shloka 105
“अर्जुन! तुम्हें ज्ञात होना चाहिये कि पांचालयोद्धा, द्रौपदीके पुत्र, धृष्टद्युम्न, शिखण्डी, धृष्टद्युम्नके पुत्रजण, नकुल-कुमार शतानीक, नकुल-सहदेव, दुर्मुख, जनमेजय, सुधर्मा और सात्यकि--ये सब-के-सब कर्णके वशमें पड़ गये हैं ।। अभ्याहतानां कर्णेन पठचालानामसौ रणे | श्रूयते निनदो घोरस्त्वदूबन्धूनां परंतप,'शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले अर्जुन! देखो, कर्णके द्वारा घायल हुए तुम्हारे बान्धव पांचालोंका वह घोर आर्तनाद रणभूमिमें स्पष्ट सुनायी दे रहा है
sañjaya uvāca |
abhyāhatānāṃ karṇena pāñcālānām asau raṇe |
śrūyate ninado ghoras tvadbandhūnāṃ paraṃtapa ||
Sañjaya said: “O Arjuna, scorcher of foes, you should know that the Pāñcāla warriors, the sons of Draupadī, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍī, the sons of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śatānīka the son of Nakula, and Nakula and Sahadeva, Durmukha, Janamejaya, Sudharmā, and Sātyaki—all of them have fallen under Karṇa’s power. And on the battlefield there is heard the dreadful cry of your kinsmen, the Pāñcālas, struck by Karṇa.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of warfare: tactical success (Karṇa’s blows) is inseparable from human suffering (the dreadful cries of allies). It implicitly urges discernment about the consequences of violence even when performed under kṣatriya-duty.
Sañjaya reports to Arjuna that the Pāñcāla forces—counted among Arjuna’s allies/kinsmen—have been grievously struck by Karṇa, and their terrible cries are clearly heard across the battlefield.