Shloka 52
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
तत्तु भीमो महाबाहो: कर्णस्य चरितं रणे | नामृष्यत महाबाहु: क्रोधादुद्वृत्तलोचन:,महाबाहु भीमसेन रणभूमिमें विशालबाहु कर्णके उस चरित्रको न सह सके। उस समय क्रोधसे उनके नेत्र घूमने लगे
tat tu bhīmo mahābāhoḥ karṇasya caritaṃ raṇe | nāmṛṣyata mahābāhuḥ krodhād udvṛttalocanaḥ ||
But Bhīma, mighty-armed, could not endure Karṇa’s conduct on the battlefield. In anger his eyes rolled, as wrath surged within him—signaling that the contest was turning from mere combat into a personal reckoning over honor and restraint in war.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked anger (krodha) quickly overwhelms discernment and turns a duty-bound battle into a struggle driven by wounded pride; the verse highlights how inner agitation becomes visible and can govern action.
Karṇa’s behavior in the fight provokes Bhīma; Bhīma cannot tolerate it and becomes visibly enraged, with his eyes rolling in fury, indicating an escalation in their confrontation.