Shloka 34
ततः प्रादुष्करोद् दिव्यमस्त्रमस्त्रविदां वर: । नरेश्वर! जब कर्ण घटोत्कचसे बढ़ न सका, तब उस अस्त्रवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ वीरने दिव्यास्त्र प्रकट किया ।। कर्णेन संधितं दृष्टवा दिव्यमस्त्रं घटोत्कच:
tataḥ prāduṣkarod divyam astram astravidāṁ varaḥ | nareśvara! yadā karṇaḥ ghaṭotkacase bādh na saka, tadā tasmin astravettṝṇāṁ śreṣṭho vīro divyāstram prakaṭayām āsa || karṇena sandhitaṁ dṛṣṭvā divyam astram ghaṭotkacaḥ |
Lalu, sang mahir senjata yang terunggul menyingkapkan sebuah senjata langit. Wahai Raja, ketika Karṇa tak lagi sanggup menahan gempuran Ghaṭotkaca, pahlawan ahli persenjataan itu mengeluarkan senjata ilahi. Melihat senjata langit itu telah dibidik dan diarahkan oleh Karṇa, Ghaṭotkaca pun mencermatinya dengan waspada.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in moments of extreme peril, warriors may resort to higher, more consequential means—here, a divinely empowered weapon. Ethically, it points to the gravity of escalation in war: when ordinary strength fails, the choice to deploy extraordinary force carries heightened responsibility and far-reaching consequences.
Sañjaya reports to the king that Karṇa, unable to check Ghaṭotkaca’s onslaught, reveals and prepares a celestial missile. Ghaṭotkaca observes Karṇa aiming this divine weapon, signaling a decisive turn in their confrontation.