Shloka 17
कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament
जो सागर-तटवर्ती किरातोंके स्वामी तथा देवराज इन्द्रके अत्यन्त आदरणीय प्रिय सखा थे, सदा क्षत्रिय-धर्ममें तत्पर रहनेवाले वे धर्मात्मा राजा भगदत्त भी अर्जुनके साथ पराक्रम दिखाकर यमराजके लोकमें चले गये ।।
sañjaya uvāca | yo sāgara-taṭavartī kirātānāṃ svāmī tathā devarāja-indrasya atyanta-ādaraṇīyaḥ priya-sakhā āsīt, sadā kṣatriya-dharme tatparaḥ sa dharmātmā rājā bhagadattaḥ api arjunena saha parākramaṃ darśayitvā yamarāja-lokaṃ jagāma || tathā kaurava-dāyādaḥ nyasta-śastraḥ mahāyaśāḥ | hataḥ bhūriśravā rājan śūraḥ sātyakinā yudhi ||
サンジャヤは言った。「正法の王バガダッタ（Bhagadatta）――海辺に住むキラータ族（Kirāta）の主であり、天帝インドラに愛され、厚く敬われた友――は、常にクシャトリヤの法に励み、アルジュナとの戦いで武勇を示してのち、ヤマの国へと去った。同じく、王よ、名高きクル族の末裔にして勇士ブーリシュラヴァ（Bhūriśravā）は、武器を捨てていたにもかかわらず、戦場でサーティヤキ（Sātyaki）に討たれた。」
संजय उवाच
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The passage juxtaposes two ideals: steadfast kṣatriya-duty culminating in an honorable death (Bhagadatta), and the moral strain of killing a disarmed opponent (Bhūriśravā). It highlights how war tests dharma—valor and duty are praised, yet ethical boundaries become contested when weapons are laid down.
Sañjaya reports to the king that Bhagadatta, famed as a coastal Kirāta ruler and friend of Indra, fought Arjuna and died, going to Yama’s realm. He then reports that Bhūriśravā, a renowned Kuru warrior who had set aside his weapons, was killed in battle by Sātyaki.