Shloka 20
तत् समीक्ष्य ततः कर्णों ब्रह्मास्त्रेण धनंजयम् | अभ्यवर्षत् पुनर्यत्नमकरोद् रथसर्जने,यह देख कर्णने अर्जुनपर ब्रह्मास्त्रका प्रयोग करके बाणोंकी झड़ी लगा दी और पुनः रथको उठानेका प्रयत्न किया
tat samīkṣya tataḥ karṇo brahmāstreṇa dhanañjayam | abhyavarṣat punar yatnam akarod rathasarjane ||
サञ्जयは言った。その様子を見て、カルナは再びブラフマー・アストラを用い、ダナンジャヤ（アルジュナ）に矢の雨を浴びせた。しかも攻勢を緩めぬまま、彼はなおも自らの戦車を解き放ち持ち上げようと努めた—逆境にあっても決意を保ち、手中の最強の手段で勝利を求めねばならぬという、戦場の苛烈な掟を示していた。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of sustained resolve: even amid setbacks (a chariot needing to be freed), a warrior continues his duty with focused effort, combining immediate practical action with the strategic use of powerful resources—raising questions about proportionality and responsibility in deploying supreme weapons.
Sañjaya reports that Karṇa, after assessing the moment, attacks Arjuna by invoking the Brahmāstra and showering him with arrows, while simultaneously attempting again to extricate and lift his chariot.