Shloka 133
Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption
विस्फारयन् धनु: कर्णस्तस्थौ भारत दुर्मना: । भारत! घोड़े और सारथिके मारे जाने तथा ध्वजाके गिर जानेपर कर्ण उस रथको छोड़कर धनुषकी टंकार करता हुआ दुःखी मनसे वहाँ खड़ा हो गया
visphārayan dhanuḥ karṇas tasthau bhārata durmanāḥ |
サञ्जャヤは言った。カルナは心に悲しみを抱き、弓弦を鳴らしつつその場に立っていた。ああ、バーラタよ。馬も御者も討たれ、旗印も倒れたとき、カルナはその戦車を捨て、弓の響きを立てながら、憂いの心でそこに立ち尽くした—戦の支えが一挙に崩れ去って誇りが揺らぎながらも、武器の音に決意をつなぎとめる武人の姿である。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the fragility of martial power—when the supports of action (chariot, horses, charioteer, banner) collapse, a warrior confronts grief and loss; yet duty-driven resolve persists. It underscores how pride and momentum in war can be overturned instantly, testing steadiness of mind and adherence to kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya reports that Karṇa, after losing his horses and charioteer and seeing his banner fall, leaves that chariot and stands on the battlefield, sorrowful, while making his bowstring resound—signaling continued readiness to fight despite the setback.