Shloka 91
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
तमेवं व्याकुलं भीम॑ भूयों भूय: शितै: शरै: । मूर्च्कयाभिपरीताड़मकरोत् सूतनन्दन:,इस प्रकार वहाँ बाणोंके आघातसे व्याकुल हुए भीमसेनको सूतपुत्र कर्णने बारंबार अपने पैने बाणोंकी मारसे मूर्च्छित-सा कर दिया
tam evaṁ vyākulaṁ bhīmaṁ bhūyo bhūyaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | mūrcchayābhiparītāḍam akarot sūtanandanaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。矢の打撃により動揺し苦しむビーマを見て、御者の子カルナは、鋭い矢を幾度も幾度も浴びせ、激しく打ち据えたため、ビーマは気を失いかけた。戦場の義務という容赦なき掟のもと、カルナは一瞬も緩めず優位を押し広げ、技と執念を圧倒的な力へと変えた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh logic of battlefield duty (kṣatriya-dharma): once engaged, a warrior applies sustained effort and tactical pressure. Ethically, it illustrates how skill and resolve can become relentless force, raising the tension between duty in war and the human cost of violence.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma, already distressed by arrow-strikes, is repeatedly hit by Karṇa’s sharp arrows. Karṇa’s continuous assault leaves Bhīma appearing faint or near-unconscious.