Shloka 15
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७
Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts
जातरूपमयीश्ष्टी: पट्टिशान् हेमभूषणान् । दण्डै: कनकचित्रैश्न विप्रविद्धान् परश्रधान्,'स्वर्णमयी ऋष्टि, हेमभूषित पट्टिश तथा सुवर्णजटित दण्डोंसे युक्त फरसे फेंके हुए हैं
jātarūpamayīṣṭīḥ paṭṭiśān hemabhūṣaṇān | daṇḍaiḥ kanakacitraiś ca vipraviddhān paraśvadhān |
Sañjaya berkata: “Tombak-tombak emas, pike besi berhias emas, dan kapak-kapak dengan gagang bertatah emas dilemparkan dengan kekuatan besar.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how worldly magnificence (gold-adorned weapons) does not ennoble violence; in war, even precious objects serve harm. It implicitly contrasts external splendor with the ethical cost of conflict.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene where combatants hurl various weapons—spears, pikes, and axes—many of them richly decorated with gold, emphasizing the intensity and ferocity of the fighting.