Shloka 9
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
यौ तौ समीयतुर्वीरी वैकर्तनवृकोदरौ । कथं तावत्र युध्येतां महाबलपराक्रमौ,जो वीर पहले आपसमें भिड़ चुके थे, वे ही महान् बल और पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न कर्ण और भीमसेन यहाँ पुन: कैसे युद्धमें प्रवृत्त हुए?
yau tau samīyatur vīrī vaikartanavṛkodarau | kathaṃ tāv atra yudhyetāṃ mahābalaparākramau ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kedua pahlawan itu—Vaikartana Karna dan Vṛkodara Bhīma—yang dahulu telah saling berhadapan, bagaimana kini mereka kembali bertempur di sini, keduanya berhimpun kekuatan dan keberanian yang dahsyat?
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the recurring, almost inescapable nature of conflict in the Kurukṣetra war: even renowned heroes who have already clashed are drawn back into battle by duty (kṣatriya-dharma), allegiance, and the momentum of the larger war.
Sañjaya frames a transition by asking how Karna and Bhīma—both famed for extraordinary strength and valor—came to fight each other again on this occasion, implying a renewed confrontation after an earlier encounter.