Shloka 70
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
अद्य द्रक्ष्यसि त॑ वीर श्वेताश्व॑ं कृष्णसारथिम् | निध्नन्तं शात्रवान् संख्ये यं कर्ण परिपृच्छसि
adya drakṣyasi taṁ vīra śvetāśvaṁ kṛṣṇasārathim | nidhnantaṁ śātravān saṅkhye yaṁ karṇa paripṛcchasi ||
サンジャヤは言った。「今日、勇士よ、汝は見るであろう。白馬を駆り、クリシュナを御者とする戦士アルジュナが、戦場のただ中で敵の軍勢を討ち滅ぼすさまを。カルナよ、汝が尋ね求めていたのはその者だ。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the decisive power of a righteous warrior supported by wise (and here, divine) guidance: Arjuna’s prowess is inseparable from Kṛṣṇa’s charioteership, suggesting that strength in war is ethically and strategically elevated when aligned with higher counsel and dharma.
Sañjaya addresses Karṇa and foretells an immediate battlefield sight: Karṇa will now witness Arjuna—on a chariot drawn by white horses with Kṛṣṇa as charioteer—actively slaughtering enemy forces, answering Karṇa’s earlier curiosity about him.