Shloka 31
अमोघशक्तिव्यंसनप्रश्नः — Why Karṇa’s Śakti Was Not Used on Arjuna
एतत् कृत्वा महत् कर्म रणे5द्भुतपराक्रम:
etat kṛtvā mahat karma raṇe 'dbhuta-parākramaḥ
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອໄດ້ກະທຳກິດອັນໃຫຍ່ໃນສົງຄາມ—ສະແດງວິລະກຳອັນນ່າພິສູດ—ນັກຮົບນັ້ນກໍໂດດເດັ່ນດ້ວຍພະລັງອັນເຫນືອຊັ້ນ ເປັນຈຸດຫັນສຳຄັນໃນຄວາມຮຸນແຮງຂອງສົງຄາມທີ່ກຳລັງຄືບຄືນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a single powerful action in war can become morally and narratively weighty: heroic prowess (parākrama) is celebrated, yet it is framed as karma—an act whose consequences shape the larger ethical arc of the epic.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes a warrior who has just performed a major feat on the battlefield, characterized by extraordinary valor; the line functions as a transition emphasizing the magnitude of the deed before the next development.