Shloka 65
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
अन्यत् कार्मुकमादाय भास्वरं वेगवत्तरम् । तत्राधाय शरं तीक्ष्णं परानीकविशातनम्
anyat kārmukam ādāya bhāsvaraṁ vegavattaram | tatrādhāya śaraṁ tīkṣṇaṁ parānīkaviśātanam ||
Sañjaya said: Taking up another bow—radiant and swifter in its force—he set upon it a keen arrow, one capable of cutting down the enemy’s ranks. The scene underscores the relentless escalation of martial skill in war, where prowess is directed toward the destruction of opposing forces, raising the ethical tension between duty in battle and the human cost of violence.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the dharmic framework of battlefield duty, skill and resolve are intensified toward a defined objective—yet the very language of ‘destroying enemy ranks’ keeps the moral weight of warfare in view, reminding the listener that duty in war is inseparable from grave consequences.
Sañjaya narrates a warrior’s immediate action: he switches to another, more formidable bow and fits a sharp arrow intended to devastate the opposing formation, signaling a renewed or heightened phase of combat.