Shloka 34
ते वध्यमाना: कर्णेन पाण्डवेयास्ततस्तत:
te vadhyamānāḥ karṇena pāṇḍaveyās tatastataḥ
Sañjaya said: “As Karṇa struck them down, the sons of Pāṇḍu were being slain here and there across the field—scattered under the pressure of his assault, as the battle’s violence overwhelmed their ranks.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line underscores the grim ethical tension of war: even within kṣatriya-dharma, battlefield success is measured in destruction, and heroic prowess brings widespread suffering. It invites reflection on the cost of victory and the dispersal of order when violence dominates.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa is powerfully attacking, and the Pāṇḍava forces are being cut down in many places, indicating a moment of tactical advantage and battlefield chaos caused by Karṇa’s onslaught.