Shloka 50
अहं हत्वा रणे कर्ण पुत्रं चास्य महारथम्
ahaṁ hatvā raṇe karṇa putraṁ cāsya mahāratham
Sañjaya said: “Having slain Karṇa in battle, and also his son—himself a great chariot-warrior—(I …).” The line bears the grim moral weight of war: even the fall of famed heroes and their heirs becomes a matter of report, showing that victory in a dharma-conflict still exacts an irreversible human cost.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of warfare: even when combat is framed as duty, the outcome is the destruction of eminent warriors and their lineage, reminding the listener that victory does not erase the moral and human cost.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield outcome: Karṇa has been slain, and additionally Karṇa’s son—described as a mahāratha—has also been killed. The statement functions as a stark update within the unfolding war report.