Shloka 56
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
असौ कर्ण: सुसंरब्ध: पठडचालानभिधावति । केतुमस्य हि पश्यामि धृष्टद्युम्नरथं प्रति
asau karṇaḥ susaṁrabdhaḥ pāñcālān abhidhāvati | ketum asya hi paśyāmi dhṛṣṭadyumna-rathaṁ prati ||
संजय बोले—वह देखो, अत्यन्त क्रुद्ध कर्ण सीधे पांचालों पर धावा बोल रहा है। मैं उसकी ध्वजा को धृष्टद्युम्न के रथ की ओर बढ़ते देख रहा हूँ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) and battlefield zeal can propel a warrior into decisive action; ethically, it points to the Mahābhārata’s recurring warning that intense passion, even when aligned with a warrior’s duty, narrows judgment and escalates violence.
Sañjaya reports to the listener that Karṇa, in a surge of fury, is charging the Pāñcāla forces, and that his chariot-banner is seen moving toward Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s chariot—signaling an imminent direct engagement with the enemy commander.