Shloka 3
यत्र कर्णे हते पार्थ: सिंहनादमथाकरोत् । तदा तव सुतान् राजन्नाविवेश महद् भयम्,महाराज! कर्णके मारे जानेपर अर्जुनने महान् सिंहनाद किया, उस समय आपके पुत्रोंके मनमें बड़ा भारी भय समा गया
yatra karṇe hate pārthaḥ siṃhanādam athākarot | tadā tava sutān rājann āviveśa mahad bhayam, mahārāja ||
संजय ने कहा—महाराज! जहाँ कर्ण के मारे जाने पर पार्थ (अर्जुन) ने सिंह के समान गर्जना की, उसी समय, राजन्, आपके पुत्रों के हृदय में महान् भय प्रवेश कर गया।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that in war the fall of a principal protector (Karṇa) causes a moral and psychological rupture: confidence collapses, fear spreads, and the perceived order of strength changes. It also shows how victory is signaled and consolidated through public acts (the lion-roar) that assert dominance and unsettle opponents.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that after Karṇa is killed, Arjuna roars like a lion in triumph. Hearing this, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (the Kauravas) are seized by intense fear, recognizing that their foremost champion has fallen and their position has become precarious.