Shloka 31
सुषेणं च हतोडसीति ब्रुवन्नादत्त सायकम् । तमस्य कर्णश्रिच्छेद त्रिभिश्लैनमताडयत्,फिर सुषेणसे यह कहते हुए बाण हाथमें लिया कि “अब तू मारा गया। किंतु कर्णने भीमसेनके उस बाणको काट डाला और तीन बाणोंसे उन्हें भी घायल कर दिया
suṣeṇaṃ ca hato ’sīti bruvann ādatta sāyakam | tam asya karṇaś ciccheda tribhiś cainam atāḍayat ||
“સુષેણ પણ મારાયો”—એવું કહી ભીમસેને બાણ હાથમાં લીધું. પરંતુ કર્ણે તે બાણ કાપી નાખ્યું અને ત્રણ બાણોથી ભીમને ઘાયલ કર્યો.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-world ethic of immediate response in battle: speech of triumph is answered by superior technique, and prowess is measured by composure and precision rather than mere proclamation.
Bhīma, proclaiming that Suṣeṇa is killed, lifts an arrow to strike; Karṇa intercepts by cutting that arrow and then counters by hitting Bhīma with three arrows, wounding him.