Mahabharata 7.133.3 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 133, Shloka 3
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
धृतराष्ट्र रवाच यौ तौ कर्णश्न भीमश्च सम्प्रयुद्धो महाबलौ । अर्जुनस्य रथोपान्ते कीदृश: सो5भवद् रण:
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | yau tau karṇaś ca bhīmaś ca samprayuddhau mahābalau | arjunasya rathopānte kīdṛśaḥ so 'bhavad raṇaḥ ||
धृतराष्ट्र म्हणाला—संजय! महाबली कर्ण आणि भीमसेन अर्जुनाच्या रथाजवळ येऊन जे घोर युद्ध करू लागले, तो रण कसा झाला?
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic’s ethical tension: rulers and elders seek knowledge of the war’s course, yet their questions also reveal attachment and anxiety over outcomes. It frames battle as a test of kṣatriya prowess while implicitly reminding that such power operates within the larger moral and karmic consequences of the war.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks Sañjaya to describe the fierce clash between Karṇa and Bhīma as they approach Arjuna’s chariot and engage in intense combat, setting up a detailed account of the encounter.
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