Mahabharata 7.133.2 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 133, Shloka 2
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
राधेयो भीममानर्च्छद् युद्धाय भरतर्षभ | यथा नागो वने नागं मत्तो मत्तमभिद्रवन्
sañjaya uvāca | rādheyo bhīmam ānarcchad yuddhāya bharatarṣabha | yathā nāgo vane nāgaṃ matto mattam abhidravan ||
संजय म्हणाला—भरतश्रेष्ठ! राधेय कर्ण युद्धासाठी भीमसेनावर असा धावून गेला, जसा वनात एक मत्त हत्ती दुसऱ्या मदोन्मत्त हत्तीवर तुटून पडतो.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kshatriya ideal of meeting force with force in a declared battle: Karna deliberately re-enters combat despite the surrounding chaos. Ethically, it frames war as a domain where courage and resolve are tested, while also hinting at the destructive momentum of violence through the image of two musth elephants colliding.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Karna (Radheya) advances again to fight Bhima. The encounter is portrayed as intensely charged—like one musth elephant charging another—signaling a renewed, high-stakes confrontation amid a battlefield where armies are already shaken and suffering.
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