Shloka 48
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७
Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts
अन्तकप्रतिमो वेगे शक्रतुल्यपराक्रम: । असौ गच्छति कौरव्य द्रौणि: शस्त्रभूतां वर:,“कुरुनन्दन! जो वेगमें यमराज और पराक्रममें इन्द्रके समान है, वह शस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अश्वृत्थामा उधर ही जा रहा है
antakapratimo vege śakratulyaparākramaḥ | asau gacchati kauravya drauṇiḥ śastrabhūtāṁ varaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「おおクルの裔よ、あのアシュヴァッターマ――ドローナの子――は、速さにおいてはアンタカ（死）に似、武威においてはシャクラ（インドラ）に等しい。武器を執る者の中でも第一の者が、あちらへ向かって進んでいる。」この一句は、戦において並外れた武力がほとんど宇宙的な規模に見えること、しかし同時に、それが放たれるとき背負うべき倫理の重さをも示唆している。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the awe-inspiring scale of martial capability in the epic—speed likened to Death and prowess to Indra—while implicitly reminding that such power in war is morally consequential: greatness in force does not automatically equate to righteousness in use.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Aśvatthāmā, famed as the foremost among armed warriors, is heading toward a particular direction on the battlefield, emphasizing his terrifying momentum and formidable strength.