Shloka 21
Arjuna’s Approach, Drona’s Recognition, and the Turning of the Cattle (अर्जुनागमनम्, द्रोणवाक्यम्, गोगमनिवृत्तिः)
शत्रुकी ध्वजामें निवास करनेवाले भूतगण भी मुझसे मारे जाकर जब चारों दिशाओंमें भागने लगेंगे, उस समय उनके हाहाकारका शब्द स्वर्गलोकतक पहुँच जायगा ।। अद्य दुर्योधनस्याहं शल्यं हृदि चिरस्थितम् | समूलमुद्धरिष्यामि बीभत्सुं पातयन् रथात्
adya duryodhanasyāhaṃ śalyaṃ hṛdi cirasthitam | samūlam uddhariṣyāmi bībhatsuṃ pātayan rathāt ||
Karna said: “When the beings who dwell upon the enemy’s banner are slain by me and scatter to the four directions, their wailing cry will reach the heavens. And today I shall at last tear out, root and all, the thorn long lodged in Duryodhana’s heart—by striking down Bībhatsu (Arjuna) and casting him from his chariot.”
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