Shloka 30
भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement
कर्ण द्वादशभिवविंद्ध्या वृषसेनं त्रिभि: शरै:
karṇaṃ dvādaśabhir avindhyā vṛṣasenaṃ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ
Sañjaya said: Avindhya struck Karṇa with twelve arrows, and Vṛṣasena with three. The report underscores the relentless reciprocity of battle—each warrior’s prowess is measured by disciplined aim and endurance, even as the conflict continues to consume fathers and sons alike.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos of steadfastness under attack and the grim moral weight of war, where skill and resolve operate within a larger tragedy that can set kin against kin.
Sañjaya narrates that the warrior Avindhya shoots Karṇa with twelve arrows and also wounds Vṛṣasena with three arrows during the ongoing battle.