Shloka 53
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
स कर्ण शरजालेन च्छादयामास पाण्डव:
sa karṇa-śarajālena cchādayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Lalu sang Pāṇḍava menutupi Karna dengan hujan panah bagaikan jala, menekannya di tengah himpitan pertempuran. Saat itu menegaskan kerasnya dharma-yuddha: keteguhan dan kepiawaian harus disertai kendali diri serta tujuan yang benar di tengah kekerasan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, power and prowess are meaningful only when directed toward a purposeful end; the verse highlights disciplined martial action—overwhelming force used as a tactical means within the larger frame of dharma-yuddha.
Sañjaya reports that a Pāṇḍava warrior unleashes such a dense volley of arrows that Karṇa is ‘covered’ as if by a net, indicating a momentary tactical dominance and the ferocity of the exchange.