Shloka 246
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
कर्ण रणे महाराज पुत्राणां तव पश्यताम् । महाराज! तदनन्तर युद्धका हौसला रखनेवाले भीमसेनने अपने बाणोंसे आपके पुत्रोंके देखते-देखते कर्णको आच्छादित कर दिया
karṇa raṇe mahārāja putrāṇāṃ tava paśyatām | mahārāja! tad-anantaraṃ yuddha-kā hauslā rakhanewāle bhīmasenane apne bāṇoṃse āpke putroṃke dekhte-dekhte karṇako ācchādita kara diyā
Sañjaya dit : Ô roi, tandis que tes fils regardaient, Karṇa se tenait au plus fort de la mêlée. Alors, ô grand roi, Bhīmasena—intrépide et résolu dans la guerre—le criblait d’une pluie de flèches, le couvrant sous les yeux mêmes de tes fils. La scène montre comment le courage et l’effort implacable peuvent renverser les attentes, même sous le regard de témoins puissants, et comment la guerre éprouve non seulement la force, mais la constance de la volonté.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights battlefield resolve: valor is shown not merely by status or spectatorship, but by sustained effort under pressure. It also implies an ethical tension of war—public witnessing does not prevent violence, but it intensifies responsibility and the moral weight of outcomes.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that, as the Kaurava princes watched, Bhima launched a fierce arrow-shower at Karna, effectively covering or obscuring him with missiles in the midst of combat.