Shloka 143
Karna’s Martial Boast and Challenge to Bībhatsu
Arjuna
हारिद्रवर्णा ये त्वेते हेमपुड्खा: शिलाशिता: । ये जो मोटे, विशाल और अर्धचन्द्राकार दिखायी देते हैं; वे भीमसेनके तीखे बाण हैं, जो शत्रुओंका संहार कर डालते हैं। ये हल्दीके समान रंगवाले और सुनहरी पाँखोंसे सुशोभित हैं। इन्हें पत्थरपर रगड़कर तेज किया गया है
uttara uvāca |
hāridra-varṇā ye tv ete hema-puṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ |
ឧត្តរៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ព្រួញទាំងនេះ មានពណ៌លឿងដូចរមៀត តុបតែងដោយស្លាបមាស ហើយបានសំអាតមុតដោយកិនលើថ្ម—ទាំងនេះជាព្រួញមុតរបស់ ភីមសេនៈ; ក្រាស់ ធំ និងមានអំណាច បំផ្លាញសត្រូវ»។
उत्तर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined martial preparedness: weapons are carefully crafted and sharpened, and strength is framed as protective power used to defeat aggressors—an aspect of kṣatriya-dharma when directed toward safeguarding others.
Uttara identifies and describes a set of formidable arrows—yellow-hued, gold-fletched, stone-whetted—attributing them to Bhīmasena and emphasizing their enemy-destroying effectiveness.