Shloka 266
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
आकर्णपूर्णविशिखै: कर्ण विव्याध सप्तभि: । उन भल्लोंसे आहत हो भयंकर पराक्रमी महाबाहु भीमसेनने कर्णको भी कानतक खींचकर छोड़े गये सात बाणोंसे पीट दिया
ākarṇapūrṇaviśikhaiḥ karṇa vivyādha saptabhiḥ |
サンジャヤは言った。「恐るべき武威を備えた大臂のビー マセーナは、弓を耳まで引き絞って放つ矢七本でカルナを射た。鋭い矢に傷つけられたカルナは、戦の密集の中で押し返され退いた——戦においては、いかなる大英雄といえども、相手の力と決意がもたらす即時の報いを耐えねばならぬことを示す一幕である。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield reality that status and reputation do not exempt anyone from consequences; valor must be met with valor, and endurance under attack is part of kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya reports that Bhīma shoots Karṇa with seven fully drawn arrows, wounding him and checking his advance amid the ongoing combat.