अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः
Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces
युधामन्युं महेष्वासं गौतमो5भ्यपतद्रणे । कृतवर्मा च बलवानुत्तमौजसमाद्रवत्
yudhāmanyuṁ maheṣvāsaṁ gautamo 'bhyapatad raṇe | kṛtavarmā ca balavān uttamaujasaṁ ādravat ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນກາງສະໜາມຮົບ ໂກຕະມະ ໄດ້ພຸ້ນເຂົ້າໃສ່ ຢຸທາມັນຍຸ ນັກທະນູຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່; ແລະ ກຣິຕະວັຣມາ ຜູ້ມີກຳລັງແກ່ກ້າ ກໍໄດ້ພຸ້ນເຂົ້າໃສ່ ອຸດຕະມະອົຊາ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ນັກຮົບທັງຫຼາຍໄດ້ເລືອກຫາຄູ່ຕໍ່ສູ້ທີ່ສົມຄວນ ແລະຜັກດັນສົງຄາມໃຫ້ເຄື່ອນໄປຂ້າງໜ້າ ດ້ວຍການທ້າທາຍຕົງໆ ບໍ່ແມ່ນການຖອຍຫຼັງ.
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of meeting opponents directly in battle—valor expressed through facing capable adversaries. Ethically, it underscores how duty-driven martial resolve can propel conflict forward, intensifying the moral stakes of the war.
Sañjaya reports paired engagements: Gautama rushes to attack the great archer Yudhāmanyu, and the powerful Kṛtavarmā charges toward Uttamaujā. It is a brief battlefield update marking the onset of specific duels within the larger clash.