Shloka 33
श्वेतवाजिसमायुक्तं युक्त राधासुतेन च । “धनंजय! तुम्हें जिसके साथ युद्ध करना है, वह कर्ण आ गया। अब स्थिर हो जाओ। पाण्डुनन्दन! श्वेत घोड़ोंसे जुते हुए कर्णके इस सजे-सजाये रथको, जिसपर वह स्वयं विराजमान है, देखो
śvetavājisamāyuktaṃ yuktaṃ rādhāsutena ca | “dhanañjaya! tumheṃ jisake sātha yuddha karanā hai, vaha karṇa ā gayā | aba sthira ho jāo | pāṇḍunandana! śveta ghoṛoṃ se jute hue karṇa ke isa saje-sajāye rathako, jisapara vaha svayaṃ virājamāna hai, dekho”
Sañjaya said: “O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), the one with whom you must fight—Karna—has arrived. Now stand firm. O son of Pāṇḍu, behold Karna’s well-adorned chariot, yoked to white horses, with Karna himself seated upon it.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes steadiness (sthira-bhāva) in righteous conflict: when a daunting adversary appears, one must remain composed and resolute, acting from duty rather than agitation or fear.
Sañjaya reports that Karna has arrived for battle and addresses Arjuna by his epithets, urging him to stand firm and to look upon Karna’s splendid chariot yoked to white horses—signaling the imminent, climactic confrontation.