Shloka 17
अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च
Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents
माधवस्य तु विद्धस्य तोमरेण महारणे । प्रतोद: प्रापतद्धस्ताद् रश्मयश्न विशाम्पते,प्रजानाथ! उस महासमरमें तोमरसे घायल हुए श्रीकृष्णके हाथसे चाबुक और बागडोर गिर पड़ी
mādhavasya tu viddhasya tomareṇa mahāraṇe | pratodaḥ prāpatad hastād raśmayaś ca viśāmpate prajānātha |
Sañjaya dijo: Oh señor de los hombres, protector del pueblo, en aquella gran batalla, cuando Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) fue herido por la jabalina, el látigo se le cayó de la mano y también las riendas se soltaron y cayeron.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast performance of duty amid danger: even Kṛṣṇa, serving as charioteer, endures the hazards of war without abandoning his role, illustrating composure and commitment in the face of adversity.
During the fierce fighting, Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) is struck by a tomara (javelin). From the impact, the charioteer’s whip and the reins slip and fall from his hand, and Sañjaya reports this to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.