Shloka 5
भीमनामाड्किता बाणा: स्वर्णपुड्खा: शिलाशिता: । विविशु: कर्णमासाद्य च्छिन्दन्त इव जीवितम्,जिनपर भीमसेनके नाम खुदे हुए थे, वे शिलापर तेज किये हुए स्वर्णमय पंखयुक्त बाण कर्णके पास पहुँचकर उसके जीवनका उच्छेद करते हुए-से उसके शरीरमें घुस गये
sañjaya uvāca |
bhīmanāmāṅkitā bāṇāḥ svarṇapuḍkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ |
viviśuḥ karṇam āsādya cchindanta iva jīvitam ||
Sañjaya said: The arrows inscribed with Bhīma’s name—golden-feathered and sharpened on stone—reached Karṇa and pierced his body, as though cutting away his very life. The scene underscores the grim moral weight of war: prowess and resolve manifest as lethal certainty, where a warrior’s identity and intent are stamped onto the instruments of death.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inexorable severity of battlefield dharma: a warrior’s resolve and identity are embodied in action, yet the same martial excellence that earns fame also brings irreversible harm. It invites reflection on the ethical cost of victory in a righteous war.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma’s specially marked arrows—gold-fletched and keenly sharpened—striking Karṇa and penetrating his body, seeming to sever his life-force.