Shloka 35
अमोघशक्तिव्यंसनप्रश्नः — Why Karṇa’s Śakti Was Not Used on Arjuna
दुर्मदस्तु ततो यान॑ दुष्कर्णस्यावचक्रमे । तावेकरथमारूढौ भ्रातरौ परतापनौ,तब दुर्मद दुष्कर्णके रथपर जा बैठा। फिर शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले उन दोनों भाइयोंने एक ही रथपर आरूढ़ हो युद्धके मुहानेपर भीमसेनपर धावा किया; ठीक उसी तरह, जैसे वरुण और मित्रने दैत्ययाज तारकपर आक्रमण किया था
durmadastu tato yāna duṣkarṇasyāvacakrame | tāvekarathamārūḍhau bhrātarau paratāpanau ||
Sañjaya said: Then Durmada mounted the chariot of Duṣkarṇa. Those two brothers—scorchers of their foes—riding together on a single chariot, charged toward Bhīmasena at the very mouth of battle, like Varuṇa and Mitra once assailed the demon Tāraka. The passage underscores the warlike resolve and fraternal solidarity that drive combatants to seek glory through direct confrontation, even as such valor is bound to the destructive momentum of the battlefield.
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