Shloka 2
प्रतिविव्याध त॑ तूर्ण धृष्टद्युम्नोडपि मारिष | दशभि: सायकै्शष्टस्तिष्ठ तिछेति चाब्रवीत्,माननीय नरेश! तब धृष्टद्युम्नने भी हर्ष और उत्साहमें भरकर दस बाणोंद्वारा तुरंत ही कर्णको घायल करके बदला चुकाया और कहा--'खड़ा रह, खड़ा रह”
prativivyādha taṁ tūṛṇaṁ dhṛṣṭadyumno 'pi māriṣa | daśabhiḥ sāyakaiḥ śastraḥ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ||
Sanjaya said: Then Dhrishtadyumna, O venerable one, swiftly struck him in return. Wounding Karna with ten arrows, he repaid the attack and cried out, “Stand firm—stand firm!” In the heat of righteous fury and warrior pride, the exchange underscores the battlefield ethic of answering force with force and meeting one’s opponent openly rather than retreating.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reflects the battlefield code of kshatriya-dharma: courage, direct engagement, and answering an opponent’s aggression without deceit. Ethically, it highlights the ideal of standing one’s ground and meeting conflict openly, even amid intense retaliation.
In the Drona Parva battle sequence, Dhrishtadyumna immediately retaliates against Karna by striking him with ten arrows. After wounding him, he challenges Karna with the repeated command “Stand, stand!”, urging him to face the fight rather than withdraw.