Shloka 346
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
प्रज्वलन्ती महोल्केव तिष्ठत्यस्य हि वासवी । “कुन्तीकुमार! इस समय कर्णके साथ तुम्हारा युद्ध होना ठीक नहीं है; क्योंकि उसके पास बड़ी भारी उल्काके समान प्रज्वलित होनेवाली इन्द्रकी दी हुई शक्ति है
prajvalantī maholkeva tiṣṭhaty asya hi vāsavī |
サンジャヤは言った。「彼のもとにはヴァーサヴィー――インドラの神なる投槍――が、大いなる流星のごとく燃え立っている。ゆえに、クンティの子よ、今この時カルナと戦うはよくない。彼はインドラより授かった恐るべき力を有しているのだ。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights prudent dharma in warfare: ethical and strategic restraint is sometimes necessary when an opponent holds an overwhelming, divinely empowered weapon. Courage is not mere rashness; discernment about timing and consequences is also a moral duty.
Sañjaya describes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa possesses the Vāsavī-śakti, a blazing Indra-given missile likened to a great meteor. On that basis, he conveys a warning that the son of Kuntī should not engage Karṇa at that moment, since the weapon’s presence makes the encounter exceptionally perilous.