Shloka 8
कर्णार्जुनसमागमः — The Karṇa–Arjuna Confrontation
Cosmic Spectatorship and Vows
स दिश: प्रदिशश्वैव च्छादयित्वा हाुजिदह्ागै: । वासुदेवं त्रिभिर्बाणैरविध्यद् दक्षिणे भुजे
sa diśaḥ pradiśaś caiva chādayitvā hājidahāgaiḥ | vāsudevaṃ tribhir bāṇair avidhyad dakṣiṇe bhuje ||
サञ्जयは言った。彼は速く真っ直ぐ飛ぶ矢で四方と中間の方角を覆い尽くし、ヴァースデーヴァ（クリシュナ）の右腕を三本の矢で射抜いた――この一撃は戦の凄烈さをいよいよ高め、戦の容赦なき掟のもとでは、アルジュナの御者でさえ危難を免れぬことを示した。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the intensity and impartial danger of battlefield dharma: even revered figures like Kṛṣṇa, serving as a charioteer, are not exempt from harm. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty, the limits of violence, and the grim moral atmosphere of war where skill and aggression can momentarily eclipse reverence.
In the midst of combat, an unnamed warrior (contextually the opposing archer) releases a volley that seems to fill the sky in all directions, then specifically hits Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) with three arrows on his right arm, escalating the confrontation around Arjuna’s chariot.