Shloka 46
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
कर्णस्तु रथिनां श्रेष्ठश्छाद्यमान: समन्तत: । राजन् व्यसृजदुग्राणि शरवर्षाणि भारत,भरतवंशी नरेश! इस प्रकार सब ओरसे बाणोंद्वारा आच्छादित होते हुए रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ कर्णने भी भीमपर भयंकर बाण-वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी
karṇas tu rathināṃ śreṣṭhaś chādyamānaḥ samantataḥ | rājan vyasṛjad ugrāṇi śaravarṣāṇi bhārata ||
Wahai Raja keturunan Bharata! Karna, yang utama di antara para kesatria kereta, meski tertutup dari segala arah oleh hujan anak panah, membalas dengan melontarkan rentetan panah yang dahsyat.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness under pressure: even when overwhelmed, a warrior maintains resolve and responds with disciplined force rather than yielding to fear.
Karna, surrounded by incoming arrows, counters by releasing a fierce barrage of his own, escalating the intensity of the ongoing chariot-warrior combat.