Shloka 25
भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement
कर्ण च दशभिर्विद्ध्वा वृषसेनं त्रिभिस्तथा । शल्यस्य सशरं चापं मुष्टी चिच्छेद वीर्यवान्,फिर पराक्रमी अर्जुनने दस बाणोंसे कर्णको और तीन बाणोंद्वारा वृषसेनको घायल करके राजा शल्यके बाणसहित धनुषको मुट्ठी पकड़नेकी जगहसे काट डाला
sañjaya uvāca |
karṇaṃ ca daśabhir viddhvā vṛṣasenaṃ tribhis tathā |
śalyasya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ muṣṭiṃ ciccheda vīryavān ||
サンジャヤは言った。剛勇のアルジュナはカルナを十本の矢で貫き、ヴリシャセーナを三本で射た。さらに決然たる妙技をもって、矢をつがえたままのシャリヤ王の弓を、握りのところで断ち切った。この場面は、戦場のダルマの苛烈な精密さを示す――戦局を転じるために敵の武器を無力化すること、たとえ血縁を討つ道義の重みと、戦の必然が増してゆく中にあっても。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its stark form: victory is pursued through disciplined, targeted action—often by disabling an enemy’s weapon rather than merely trading blows—while the ethical burden of violence remains implicit in the narrative.
In the heat of battle, Arjuna shoots Karṇa with ten arrows and Vṛṣasena with three, then severs Śalya’s bow at the grip even as it is readied with an arrow, thereby neutralizing Śalya’s immediate ability to fight.