Shloka 2736
कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief
प्रचरन्तौ महावीरौ द्रोणेन निहतौ रणे । सुचित्र और चित्रवर्मा ये दो महावीर महारथी परस्पर पिता-पुत्र थे। रणभूमिमें विचरते हुए इन दोनोंको द्रोणाचार्यने मार डाला
pracarantau mahāvīrau droṇena nihatau raṇe | sucitraś ca citravarmā ca dvau mahāvīrau mahārathau parasparaṃ pitāputrau | raṇabhūmau vicarantau etau droṇācāryeṇa māritau ||
Sanjaya berkata: “Ketika dua pahlawan besar itu bergerak di medan perang, mereka tewas di tangan Droṇa. Sucitra dan Citravarmā—dua mahāratha, ayah dan putra—ditumbangkan oleh Droṇācārya saat mereka menjelajah gelanggang pertempuran.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical cost of war: even sacred familial bonds like father and son can be destroyed when martial duty and battlefield necessity dominate. It invites reflection on how dharma in war can still produce profound human tragedy.
Sañjaya reports that two powerful warriors, Sucitra and Citravarmā—who were father and son—were moving about the battlefield when Droṇācārya slew them in combat.