Shloka 113
Adhyāya 35 — Bhīmasena’s Counter-Encirclement and the Karṇa Engagement Escalation
अध्यतिष्ठद् यथाम्भोदं विद्युत्वन्तं दिवाकर: । कर्ण अपने उत्तम रथको सारथि शल्यसे सनाथ हुआ देख स्वयं भी उसपर आरूढ़ हुआ, मानो सूर्यदेव बिजलियोंसे युक्त मेघपर प्रतिष्ठित हुए हों
adhyatiṣṭhad yathāmbhodaṃ vidyutvantaṃ divākaraḥ | karṇaḥ svam uttama-rathaṃ sārathi-śalyena sanāthaṃ dṛṣṭvā svayam api tam āruroha, mano sūryadevo vidyud-yukte megha ādhiṣṭhitaḥ syāt ||
ສັນຈະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ດັ່ງພະອາທິດຮາວກັບໄດ້ຕັ້ງຢູ່ເທິງເມກທີ່ມີຟ້າຜ່າສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງ, ສະນັ້ນ ກັນນະ—ເຫັນລົດຮົບອັນປະເສີດຂອງຕົນມີຊະລະຍະເປັນສາຣະຖີ ເຮັດໃຫ້ໝັ້ນຄົງ—ກໍໄດ້ຂຶ້ນໄປນັ່ງເທິງມັນດ້ວຍຕົນເອງ. ພາບນີ້ຊູມໃຫ້ເຫັນຄວາມຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ອັນມືດມົນຂອງສົງຄາມ: ຄວາມໝັ້ນໃຈຂອງນັກຮົບຖືກເສີມແຮງໂດຍການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອທີ່ຊໍານານ, ແຕ່ກໍພ້ອມກັນນັ້ນກໍບອກນຳເຖິງອັນຕະລາຍ ແລະນ້ຳໜັກທາງທຳມະຂອງການປະທະທີ່ກໍາລັງຈະມາ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how power in action is amplified by right support: a warrior’s effectiveness depends not only on personal valor but also on reliable instruments and allies. Ethically, it points to the interdependence of agency and circumstance in war—confidence rises with competent backing, yet the grandeur of the moment does not erase the moral gravity of the conflict.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa seeing his excellent chariot now ‘supported’ by Śalya as charioteer; Karṇa then mounts it. The scene is framed with a simile: like the sun poised upon a lightning-filled cloud, Karṇa appears radiant and formidable as he prepares for battle.