Shloka 66
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
रुधिरोक्षितसर्वाड्ि: सूतपुत्र: प्रतापवान्,प्रतापी सूतपुत्र कर्णके सारे अंग खूनसे लथपथ हो गये, तथापि उस वीरने पचास बाणोंसे अर्जुनको भी घायल कर दिया। रणक्षेत्रमें उसकी यह फुर्ती देखकर अर्जुन सहन न कर सके
rudhirokṣita-sarvāṅgaḥ sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān | pratāpī sūtaputraḥ karṇaḥ śarair arjunaṃ pañcāśadbhir apīḍayat | raṇakṣetre tasya etāṃ phurtim dṛṣṭvā arjunaḥ soḍhuṃ na śaśāka |
ಪ್ರತಾಪವಂತನಾದ ಸೂತಪುತ್ರ ಕರ್ಣನ ಸರ್ವಾಂಗವೂ ರಕ್ತದಿಂದ ತೋಯ್ದಿತ್ತು; ಆದರೂ ಆ ವೀರನು ರಣರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಚುರುಕನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿ ಐವತ್ತು ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಅರ್ಜುನನನ್ನೂ ಗಾಯಗೊಳಿಸಿದನು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic of steadfastness in battle: even when grievously wounded, a warrior is expected to maintain composure and skill. It also shows how martial pride and duty compel immediate response, making endurance and self-mastery central virtues amid violence.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa, blood-soaked yet undiminished, striking Arjuna with fifty arrows. Arjuna, seeing Karṇa’s speed and prowess on the battlefield, finds it hard to tolerate—setting up a heightened exchange between the two rival archers.