Shloka 14
Karna’s Martial Boast and Challenge to Bībhatsu
Arjuna
ये चेमे पृथवो दीर्घाश्वन्द्रबिम्बार्धदर्शना: । एते भीमस्य निशिता रिपुक्षयकरा: शरा:
ye ceme pṛthavo dīrghāś candrabimbārdhadarśanāḥ | ete bhīmasya niśitā ripukṣayakarāḥ śarāḥ ||
ഇവിടെ കാണുന്ന ഇവ—വീതിയുള്ളതും ദീർഘവുമായ, അഗ്രഭാഗം അർദ്ധചന്ദ്രബിംബംപോലെ ദീപ്തമായ—ഭീമന്റെ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ശരം; ശത്രുനാശകരം.
उत्तर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined readiness and purposeful use of force in a righteous martial context: weapons are described not for cruelty, but as instruments intended to neutralize hostile aggression and protect one’s side in battle.
Uttara is identifying and describing a set of formidable arrows, attributing them to Bhīma and emphasizing their sharpness and enemy-destroying power, as part of the broader scene of preparing for or assessing battle equipment.