Shloka 36
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७
Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts
व्युत्क्रान्तानपरान् योधांश्छादयित्वा तरस्विन: । पुनर्युद्धाय गच्छन्ति जयगृद्धा: प्रमन््यव:
sañjaya uvāca |
vyutkrāntān aparān yodhāṁś chādayitvā tarasvinaḥ |
punar yuddhāya gacchanti jayagṛddhāḥ pramanyavaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「命の息が去ったほかの戦士たちを衣などで覆い終えると、俊敏にして剛強な英雄たちは――勝利に飢え、激しい憤怒に燃え――再び戦へと赴く。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh moral atmosphere of war: even after acknowledging the dead with a minimal act of covering them, the surviving fighters are propelled back into combat by victory-lust (jayagṛddhatā) and overpowering anger (pramanyu). It implicitly contrasts human decency toward the fallen with the dehumanizing momentum of battle.
Sañjaya describes warriors on the battlefield who, after covering the bodies of those who have died, return once more to fight—swiftly and with intense rage—driven by the desire to win.