Shloka 47
दृष्टवा च निहतं कर्ण सपुत्रं पार्थसायकै: । पुनर्जातमिवात्मानं मेने च स महीपति:
dṛṣṭvā ca nihataṃ karṇaṃ saputraṃ pārthasāyakaiḥ | punarjātam ivātmānaṃ mene ca sa mahīpatiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Seeing Karṇa—together with his son—slain by the arrows of Pārtha (Arjuna), that king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) felt as though he himself had been born again.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how attachment to outcomes and reliance on a single champion can collapse instantly in war; the king’s sense of being “reborn” underscores the moral and psychological upheaval that follows violent reversals, reminding readers of the fragility of power and the inevitability of consequences.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa, along with his son, has been killed by Arjuna’s arrows; upon hearing/realizing this, the king is struck so intensely that he feels as though he has undergone a new birth—an expression of stunned, life-altering shock.