Shloka 36
कर्ण-पाण्डव-संमर्दः — Karṇa and Arjuna’s Intensified Engagement
छादयन्तौ हि शत्रुघ्नावन्योन्यं सायकै: शितै: । शरजालावृत॑ व्योम चक्राते5द्धुतविक्रमौ,उन दोनों त पराक्रमी शत्रुहन्ता वीरोंने एक-दूसरेको तीखे बाणोंसे आच्छादित करते हुए आकाशको बाण-समूहोंसे व्याप्त कर दिया
chādayantau hi śatrughnāv anyonyaṃ sāyakaiḥ śitaiḥ | śarajālāvṛtaṃ vyoma cakrāte 'dbhuta-vikramau ||
サンジャヤは言った。驚くべき武勇を備えた二人の敵殺しの戦士は、鋭い矢をもって互いを覆い尽くすほどに射かけ、ついには天空そのものが矢の網で曇った。陰惨な武器の応酬の中で、彼らの技は規律ある戦意として輝くが、同時に、英雄譚と破滅とが並び進む戦の倫理的悲劇をも浮かび上がらせる。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the paradox of righteous martial duty: extraordinary courage and skill can be exercised with discipline, yet the same excellence intensifies the devastation of war. It invites reflection on how dharma in battle (kṣatriya-dharma) coexists with the moral cost of violence.
Sañjaya describes two formidable warriors engaged in a fierce duel, each covering the other with sharp arrows. Their volleys are so dense that the sky appears filled and veiled by masses of arrows.