Shloka 5
अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa
परशुरामजीसे अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका ज्ञान प्राप्त करके वह महान् शक्तिशाली और अत्यन्त दुर्जय हो गया था। समस्त संसारका सर्वश्रेष्ठ रथी एवं विश्वविख्यात वीर था ।।
trātāraṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ gantāraṃ vāhinīmukhe | hantāraṃ parasainyānām amitragāṇamardanam ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「彼はドリタラーシュトラの子らの守護者、軍勢の最前線へと進み出る者、敵軍を屠る者、仇の隊列を打ち砕く者であった。」
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of guardianship and frontline responsibility: true martial excellence is framed not merely as violence, but as protection of one’s side and decisive leadership in the most dangerous place—the army’s front.
Yudhiṣṭhira describes a formidable warrior aligned with the Kauravas—one who shields Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, advances to the battlefront, and devastates enemy formations—emphasizing his role as both defender and destroyer in the war.