Shloka 3
भीमसेनस्तत: क्रुद्ध: कर्णस्य निशितान् शरान् | निचखान स सम्भ्रान्त: पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन्,तदनन्तर पहलेके वैरका बारंबार स्मरण करके कुपित हुए भीमसेनने कर्णके शरीरमें बड़े वेगसे अपने पैने बाण धँँसा दिये
bhīmasenas tataḥ kruddhaḥ karṇasya niśitān śarān | nicakhāna sa sambhrāntaḥ pūrvavairam anusmaran |
Sañjaya said: Then Bhīmasena, inflamed with anger and repeatedly recalling the enmity of former days, drove his sharp arrows with great force into Karṇa’s body, striking in agitation amid the press of battle. The verse highlights how memory of past hostility can intensify wrath and propel violent action in war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests an ethical caution: recollection of old enmity (pūrva-vaira) can inflame anger (krodha) and drive one toward harsher violence. In the Mahābhārata’s war narrative, it illustrates how personal grudges intensify conflict beyond immediate duty.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma, angered and stirred by memories of past hostility, shoots and embeds sharp arrows into Karṇa’s body, indicating a fierce exchange between major warriors in the Drona Parva battle sequence.