Shloka 7
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena
तयोरासीन्महाराज संग्रामो लोमहर्षण: । धृष्टय्युम्नस्तु राधेयं शरेणानतपर्वणा
tayor āsīn mahārāja saṅgrāmo lomaharṣaṇaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnas tu rādheyaṃ śareṇānataparvaṇā ||
മഹാരാജാ! ആ ഇരുവരുടെയും ഇടയിൽ രോമാഞ്ചം പകരുന്നൊരു ഭീകരസമരം ഉയർന്നു. പിന്നെ ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നൻ അഖണ്ഡസന്ധികളുള്ള അമ്പുകൊണ്ട് രാധേയനെ (കർണനെ) തുളച്ചു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethic of kṣatriya confrontation: when rival champions meet, the conflict becomes intense and consequential, and each act (like a well-aimed arrow) carries moral and strategic weight within the larger dharmic crisis of the war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a terrifying duel has erupted between Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Karna, and that Dhṛṣṭadyumna strikes Karna with a powerful, firm arrow, marking a sharp moment in their direct engagement.