Shloka 27
भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement
कर्णो द्वात्रिंशता चैव वृषसेनश्व सप्तभि: । जयद्रथस्त्रिसप्तत्या कृपश्च दशभि: शरै:
karṇo dvātriṃśatā caiva vṛṣasenaś ca saptabhiḥ | jayadrathas tri-saptatyā kṛpaś ca daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。カルナは三十二本、ヴリシャセーナは七本、ジャヤドラタは七十三本、そしてクリパは十本の矢を受けた。かくして戦の猛き圧迫の中、名だたる武人たちは、数えられたままに執拗に降り注ぐ飛び道具の力によって刻印された――一つ一つの傷は、武勇と忍耐の競い合いが激しさを増す徴であり、骨肉相食む戦の道義の闇を映すのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the relentless, quantifiable reality of war: even the greatest names are reduced to bodies bearing wounds. Implicitly, it highlights the tragic cost of adharma-driven conflict—prowess and endurance continue, but the moral landscape is one of escalating harm.
Sañjaya reports battlefield events by listing how many arrows struck key Kaurava-side warriors—Karna, his son Vṛṣasena, Jayadratha, and Kṛpa—indicating a moment of intense exchange where prominent fighters are being heavily targeted and injured.