Shloka 35
हते कर्णे मया संख्ये सपुत्रे ससुहृज्जने । “आज युद्धस्थलमें पुत्रों और सुहृदोंसहित कर्णके मेरे द्वारा मारे जानेपर राजा दुर्योधन अपने लिये निरन्तर शोक करे ।। अद्य कर्ण हतं दृष्टवा धार्तराष्ट्रोत्यमर्षण:
hate karṇe mayā saṅkhye saputre sasuhṛjjane | adya karṇa-hataṃ dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭro 'tyamarṣaṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “When Karṇa has been slain by me in battle—together with his sons, his friends, and his followers—today, upon seeing Karṇa fallen, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (Duryodhana), unable to endure the blow, will be consumed by unceasing grief for himself.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral and psychological consequence of war: the fall of a chief ally (Karṇa) becomes a decisive blow that turns martial pride into unbearable sorrow. It highlights how attachment to power and dependence on a single champion can collapse into self-consuming grief when fortune reverses.
Sañjaya reports that Karṇa has been killed in battle along with his sons and associates. He anticipates that Duryodhana, described as unable to endure such a loss, will be overwhelmed by continual grief upon seeing Karṇa fallen.