Shloka 10
कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief
सपत्नानां निहन्ता च महत्या सेनया वृतः
sapatnānāṁ nihantā ca mahatyā senayā vṛtaḥ
Dijo Sañjaya: «Era un matador de enemigos rivales, y se hallaba rodeado por un vasto ejército». La línea subraya la ética bélica del poema: la proeza se mide no solo por el valor personal, sino también por la realidad estratégica de estar sostenido y cercado por las propias fuerzas en el curso del conflicto.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s martial ethic: a warrior’s identity is framed through the defeat of adversaries and the collective power of an army, reminding readers that battlefield outcomes arise from both individual prowess and organized support.
Sañjaya describes a prominent warrior as a killer of enemies, positioned amid and protected by a large military formation—setting the scene for imminent combat and emphasizing the scale and intensity of the engagement.