Shloka 45
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७
Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts
कर्ण पश्य महारज्गे ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् | असौ भीमो महेष्वास: संनिवृत्तो रणं प्रति,“उधर दृष्टिपात करो। कर्ण युद्धके महान् रंगमंचपर प्रज्वलित अग्निके समान प्रकाशित हो रहा है और महाधनुर्धर भीमसेन युद्धस्थलकी ओर लौट पड़े हैं
sañjaya uvāca | karṇa paśya mahāraṅge jvalantam iva pāvakam | asau bhīmo maheṣvāsaḥ saṃnivṛtto raṇaṃ prati |
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ಓ ಕರ್ಣಾ, ನೋಡು—ಈ ವಿಶಾಲ ಯುದ್ಧರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ಜ್ವಲಿಸುವ ಅಗ್ನಿಯಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆ ಮಹಾಧನುರ್ಧರ ಭೀಮನು ಮತ್ತೆ ತಿರುಗಿ रणಭೂಮಿಯ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral-psychological dimension of war: a warrior’s resolve can appear as a consuming fire, reminding the listener that inner determination and wrath, once rekindled, drive one back into conflict—an image that also warns of war’s self-feeding intensity.
Sañjaya reports to Karṇa that Bhīma, described as a mighty archer, has turned back and is moving again toward the fighting; the battlefield is pictured as a grand arena, and Bhīma’s presence is likened to blazing fire.