Shloka 18
भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement
अमर्षिता महाशड्खान् द्मुर्वीरा महारथा: । कृते प्रतिकरिष्यन्त: केशवस्यार्जुनस्य च
amarṣitā mahāśaṅkhān dhmuvīrā mahārathāḥ | kṛte pratikariṣyantaḥ keśavasyārjunasya ca ||
Sañjaya dit : Hors d’eux de colère, ces puissants guerriers — grands combattants de chars — firent retentir leurs grandes conques, résolus à porter un coup en retour contre Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) et Arjuna.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (amarṣa) and wounded honor in warfare drive a conscious resolve to retaliate, showing the ethical danger of letting resentment dictate action and perpetuate a cycle of counter-violence.
Sañjaya reports that the opposing great chariot-warriors, enraged, blow their conches as a martial signal and steel themselves to strike back against Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) and Arjuna.