Shloka 40
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
जो प्राचीन कालमें क्रमशः ब्रह्मा, रुद्र, इन्द्र और वरुणकी सवारीमें आ चुका था, उसी आदि रथपर बैठकर श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन शत्रुओंकी ओर बढ़े चले जा रहे थे ।।
yaḥ prācīna-kāle kramaśaḥ brahmā-rudra-indra-varuṇānāṁ vāhanatām āgato ’bhūt, tasminn ādi-rathe niṣadya śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ pārthaś ca śatrūn prati prasthitau || atha taṁ ratham āyāntaṁ dṛṣṭvāty-adbhuta-darśanam | uvāca sūtaputraṁ karṇaṁ śalyaḥ punas taṁ yuddha-durmadam ||
サञ्जयは語った。古の世にブラフマー、ルドラ、インドラ、ヴァルナが次々に乗ったというその原初の戦車に、今はシュリー・クリシュナとアルジュナが乗り、敵へ向かって進んでいた。驚異の光景を呈して迫り来るその戦車を見て、シャリヤは戦の狂気に酔う御者の子カルナに、再びこのように語りかけた——
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how divine order and inherited sacred power (symbolized by the primeval chariot once used by great deities) stand behind Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, while also warning—through the epithet “battle-intoxicated”—that pride in war clouds judgment and invites ethical and strategic downfall.
Sañjaya describes Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna advancing toward the enemy on a wondrous, ancient chariot. As Śalya sees this extraordinary chariot approaching, he turns again to address Karṇa, setting up further dialogue meant to unsettle or admonish him amid the battle.