Mahabharata 7.133.35 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 133, Shloka 35
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
ततो बाणमयं जालं भीमसेनरयथं प्रति । कर्णेन विहितं राजन् निमेषार्धाददृश्यत,राजन! तदनन्तर आधे निमेषमें ही भीमसेनके रथपर कर्णद्वारा बाणोंका जाल-सा बिछाया जाता दिखायी दिया
tato bāṇamayaṃ jālaṃ bhīmasenarathaṃ prati | karṇena vihitaṃ rājan nimeṣārdhād adṛśyata ||
Entonces, oh Rey, se vio lanzarse contra el carro de Bhīmasena una red, por así decirlo, hecha enteramente de flechas—trazada por Karṇa—y apareció en menos de medio parpadeo.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how swiftly and decisively power can be exercised in war; it implicitly invites reflection on kṣatriya-dharma—skill and courage are praised, yet the use of such force carries ethical gravity because it is directed toward harm.
Karṇa launches an extremely rapid, dense barrage—likened to a net of arrows—aimed at Bhīma’s chariot, and it becomes visible almost instantaneously, within less than half a blink.
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