Shloka 28
वधेन कर्णस्य तु दुःखितास्ते हा कर्ण हा कर्ण इति ब्रुवाणा: | द्रुतं प्रयाता: शिबिराणि राजन् दिवाकरं रक्तमवेक्षमाणा:,महाराज! समस्त कौरव कर्णके वधसे अत्यन्त दुःखी हो “हा कर्ण! हा कर्ण!” की रट लगाते और लाल सूर्यकी ओर देखते हुए बड़े वेगसे शिबिरकी ओर चले
vadhenakarṇasya tu duḥkhitāste hā karṇa hā karṇa iti bruvāṇāḥ | drutaṃ prayātāḥ śibirāṇi rājan divākaraṃ raktam avekṣamāṇāḥ ||
മഹാരാജാവേ! കർണന്റെ വധത്തിൽ അത്യന്തം ദുഃഖിതരായ അവർ “ഹാ കർണ! ഹാ കർണ!” എന്ന് വിലപിച്ചു കൊണ്ടു, രക്തവർണ്ണമായ സൂര്യനെ നോക്കി നോക്കി, അതിവേഗം ശിബിരങ്ങളിലേക്കു പോയി।
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the human cost of war: even mighty warriors become overwhelmed by grief when a pillar of their cause falls. It also uses the red sun as an ominous image, suggesting that violence stains not only the battlefield but the moral atmosphere, reminding readers that victory and loss alike carry suffering.
After Karṇa is slain, the Kaurava side is devastated. They cry out his name in lament and quickly retreat toward their camp, looking at the sun appearing red—an evocative sign of the day’s dreadful turn and their shaken morale.