Shloka 62
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena
अर्जुनं समरे क्रुद्धः प्रेक्षमाणो मुहुर्मुहुः | दैरथं चापि पार्थेन कामयानो महारणे
sañjaya uvāca | arjunaṃ samare kruddhaḥ prekṣamāṇo muhur muhuḥ | dairathaṃ cāpi pārthena kāmayāno mahāraṇe |
Sañjaya dit : Karṇa, furieux dans la bataille, ne cessait de regarder Arjuna. Dans ce grand combat, désirant un duel de char à char avec le fils de Pṛthā, il fit retentir le claquement de son arc comme un défi.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos of direct challenge and personal accountability in war: intense emotion (anger) is present, yet it is channeled into a formalized code of combat (dairatha), where honor and resolve are publicly signaled.
Sañjaya describes Karna on the battlefield: he repeatedly fixes his gaze on Arjuna and, desiring a decisive chariot-duel with him, makes his bow resound—an audible declaration of challenge in the midst of the great war.