Shloka 90
सवाजिसूतेष्वसनान् सकेतनान् जघान नागाश्चरथांस्त्वरंक्ष सः । ततः प्रकीर्ण सुमहद् बल॑ तव प्रदारित: सेतुरिवाम्भसा यथा
savājisūteṣv asanān saketanān jaghāna nāgāś ca rathāṁs tvaraṁkṣa saḥ | tataḥ prakīrṇaṁ sumahad balaṁ tava pradāritaḥ setur ivāmbhasā yathā
Dijo Karna: Con rapidez abatió los asientos de los carros con sus caballos y aurigas, junto con sus estandartes; y también destruyó los cuerpos de elefantes y los carros. Entonces tu vasto ejército quedó disperso y desgarrado, como un dique roto por aguas impetuosas.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how quickly disciplined formations can collapse when key units and symbols (chariots, drivers, banners) are destroyed; it highlights the ethical gravity of war where leadership, cohesion, and responsibility determine the fate of many.
Karna describes a warrior’s rapid onslaught: chariot-units with horses and charioteers, along with their banners, and even elephant and chariot forces are smashed; as a result, the addressed side’s immense army breaks and scatters like an embankment breached by floodwaters.