Shloka 33
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
तव दृष्टवा तु तनयान् भीमसेनपुरोगतान् । अभ्यवर्तत राधेयो भीमसेनं महाबलम्,आपके पुत्रोंको भीमसेनके सामने गया हुआ देख राधानन्दन कर्ण पुनः महाबली भीमसेनका सामना करनेके लिये आ पहुँचा
tava dṛṣṭvā tu tanayān bhīmasenapurogātān | abhyavartata rādheyo bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam ||
Melihat putra-putramu berdiri dengan Bhīmasena di hadapan mereka, Rādheya (Karna) berbalik dan maju lagi untuk menghadapi Bhīmasena yang maha perkasa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its battlefield form: steadfastness, readiness to face danger, and loyalty to one’s side. Ethically, it also points to the tragic compulsion of war—valor becomes inseparable from escalation, as warriors repeatedly re-enter conflict despite the cost.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa, seeing Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons with Bhīma at their head, advances again to meet and challenge the powerful Bhīmasena, signaling a renewed direct confrontation.