Shloka 31
अमोघशक्तिव्यंसनप्रश्नः — Why Karṇa’s Śakti Was Not Used on Arjuna
एतत् कृत्वा महत् कर्म रणे5द्भुतपराक्रम:
etat kṛtvā mahat karma raṇe 'dbhuta-parākramaḥ
Sañjaya dit : Ayant accompli ce grand exploit dans la bataille—déployant une vaillance prodigieuse—(ce guerrier) se distingua par une prouesse hors du commun, marquant un moment décisif dans la violence qui se déchaînait.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a single powerful action in war can become morally and narratively weighty: heroic prowess (parākrama) is celebrated, yet it is framed as karma—an act whose consequences shape the larger ethical arc of the epic.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes a warrior who has just performed a major feat on the battlefield, characterized by extraordinary valor; the line functions as a transition emphasizing the magnitude of the deed before the next development.