Shloka 20
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
कर्णस्य च वधोपायो यथावत् सम्प्रदर्शित: । सैन्धवस्य च पापस्य भूरिश्रवस एव च,'संग्राममें आपकी ही बुद्धि और पराक्रमसे दुर्योधन, कर्ण, पापी सिन्धुराज जयद्रथ तथा भूरिश्रवाके वधका उपाय मुझे यथावत् रूपसे दृष्टिगोचर हुआ
vaiśampāyana uvāca | karṇasya ca vadhopāyo yathāvat sampradarśitaḥ | saindhavasya ca pāpasya bhūriśravas eva ca |
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—കർണ്ണന്റെ വധത്തിനുള്ള യഥാർത്ഥ ഉപായം വ്യക്തമായി കാണിക്കപ്പെട്ടു; അതുപോലെ പാപിയായ സൈന്ധവൻ (ജയദ്രഥൻ) എന്നും ഭൂരിശ്രവസും നശിപ്പാനുള്ള മാർഗവും.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that in war, outcomes such as the fall of major warriors are not random but arise through discernible causes—strategy, timing, and moral consequence—implying that adharma (here marked by 'pāpa') draws inevitable retribution.
The narrator states that the proper methods by which key Kaurava-side warriors—Karṇa, Jayadratha (Saindhava), and Bhūriśravas—were brought down became clearly evident, pointing to the unfolding of decisive tactics and turning points in the conflict.