Shloka 41
कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament
उग्रकर्मा महेष्वासो नामत: कर्मतस्तथा । शाल्वराजो महाबाहुर्भीमसेनेन पातित:,जो महान धनुर्धर तथा नाम और कर्मसे भी उमग्रकर्मा थे, उन महाबाहु शाल्वराजको भीमसेनने मार गिराया
ugrakarmā maheṣvāso nāmataḥ karmatastathā | śālvarājo mahābāhur bhīmasenena pātitaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「大弓の名手にして剛腕のシャールヴァ王――名においても業においても『ウグラカルマー』と称えられた者――は、ビーマセーナに討ち倒された。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the linkage between reputation and conduct—‘Ugrakarmā’ is fierce both in name and deeds—yet in war, renown does not guarantee survival. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring ethical tension: kṣatriya valor and duty unfold within a destructive conflict where even celebrated warriors fall.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīmasena has felled the mighty-armed king of Śālva, a renowned great archer known as Ugrakarmā. It is a battlefield update within the Karṇa Parva’s account of ongoing slayings among prominent combatants.