Shloka 833
कर्ण च शल्यं च कुरूंश्व॒ सर्वान् बाणैरविध्यत् प्रसभं किरीटी | तत्पश्चात् किरीटधारी अर्जुनने धनुषकी प्रत्यंचाको हाथसे रगड़कर कर्णके दस्तानेपर आघात किया और सहसा बाणोंका जाल फैलाकर वहाँ अन्धकार कर दिया। फिर कर्ण
sa f1jaya uv01ca |
kar 01 ca 5balya ca kur6b ca sarv01n b01 air avidhyat prasabha kir2b 2b |
tata pa5bc01t kir2b adh01r2b arjuna dhanurjya01 praty01 01 hastena m01rjayitv01 kar asya hastatr01 01 01m 01hatya sahas01 b01 aj01la vitat01na, yatra tamo 'bhavat |
atha kar 01 5balya ca sarv01 5b ca kaurav01n svab01 ai bal01d vyathay01m 01sa ||
Dijo Sañjaya: Arjuna, el guerrero coronado con diadema, atravesó con ímpetu a Karṇa, a Śalya y a todos los Kuru con sus flechas. Luego, el Arjuna de la corona, frotando la cuerda del arco contra su mano, golpeó el guardamanos de Karṇa y, en un instante, desplegó una red de saetas que oscureció el campo. Después hirió a Karṇa, a Śalya y a toda la hueste kaurava con descargas irresistibles.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kshatriya-dharma in its starkest form: when war is joined, excellence, speed, and resolve are used to neutralize threats. It also implies an ethical tension—heroic skill can create overwhelming destruction, so responsibility lies in the cause one serves and the restraint one can maintain even amid necessity.
Sanjaya describes Arjuna unleashing a powerful sequence of attacks: he pierces Karna, Shalya, and the Kaurava warriors with arrows, then produces a dense volley like a 'net' that darkens the battlefield, further wounding the opposing side and pressing them back through sheer force and precision.