Shloka 14
ततः प्रायाद् रथेनाशु केशवस्तव वाहिनीम् । कर्ण प्रति महेष्वासं द्वैरथे सव्यसाचिना,तदनन्तर भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण रथके द्वारा शीघ्र ही सव्यसाची अर्जुनके साथ कर्णका द्वैरथ-युद्ध करानेके लिये आपकी सेनामें महाधनुर्धर कर्णकी ओर चले
tataḥ prāyād rathenāśu keśavas tava vāhinīm | karṇa-prati maheṣvāsaṁ dvairathe savyasācinā ||
Kemudian Keśava segera mengemudikan kereta menembus pasukanmu, bergerak menuju Karṇa, sang pemanah agung, agar Savyasācin (Arjuna) dapat bertarung dengannya dalam duel kereta melawan kereta, berhadapan langsung.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights purposeful confrontation guided by wise leadership: Kṛṣṇa decisively positions Arjuna to meet Karṇa directly, reflecting the kṣatriya ethic of facing a worthy adversary and bearing responsibility for one’s chosen action in war.
Kṛṣṇa (Keśava), acting as Arjuna’s charioteer, quickly drives into the opposing host toward Karṇa, arranging a direct chariot-to-chariot duel between Arjuna (Savyasācin) and the great archer Karṇa.