Shloka 16
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 19 — Saṃśaptaka–Trigarta Assault and Aindra-astra Counter
शरवर्षरमहावेगैरमित्रानभिवर्षत: । मदन्यं नानुपश्यामि प्रतिवीरं तवाहवे
śaravarṣa-ramahāvegair amitrān abhivarṣataḥ | madanyaṁ nānupaśyāmi prativīraṁ tavāhave ||
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយថា៖ «នៅពេលដែលអ្នកបាញ់ព្រួញជាភ្លៀងដ៏កក្រើក ដោយល្បឿនមហាសាល លើសត្រូវទាំងឡាយ ខ្ញុំមិនឃើញវីរបុរសណាម្នាក់ក្រៅពីខ្ញុំទេ ដែលអាចឈរជាគូប្រជែងស្មើអ្នកលើសមរភូមិ»។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness under overwhelming force: true opposition in war requires not only strength but the capacity to endure and respond to relentless assault. It also reflects the ethical tension of martial praise—valor is admired even as it fuels escalation.
Sañjaya, reporting the battle, addresses a warrior (contextually a leading combatant) and describes how, when that warrior rains arrows upon enemies with great speed, hardly anyone can face him; Sañjaya claims that only he could serve as a matching counter-champion in that fight.