Shloka 10
Karṇa-vadha-pratyaya: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Verification of Karṇa’s Fall (कर्णवध-प्रत्ययः)
स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुलस्तेषामासीत् किरीटिना
sa samprahāras tumulas teṣām āsīt kirīṭinā
Benturan di antara mereka pun menjadi dahsyat dan hiruk-pikuk, didorong oleh serbuan Kirīṭin (Arjuna).
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war escalates through the agency of powerful individuals: Arjuna’s prowess makes the encounter ‘tumultuous.’ Ethically, it underscores the weight of kṣatriya-duty—skill and resolve can decide outcomes, but they also intensify the suffering and moral gravity of battle.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the fighting between the opposing sides has turned into a fierce, chaotic close-quarters clash, propelled especially by Arjuna (called Kirīṭin, ‘the diadem-wearer’).