Shloka 22
दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः
Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva
ततः साधुविसूृष्टेन नाराचेन द्विजर्षभ: । हृद्यविध्यद् बृहत्क्षत्रं स च्छिन्नहृदयो5पतत्,तदनन्तर अच्छी तरह चलाये हुए नाराचसे द्विजश्रेष्ठ द्रोणने बृहत्क्षत्रकी छाती छेद डाली। वक्ष:स्थल विदीर्ण होनेके कारण बृहत्क्षत्र धरतीपर गिर पड़े
tataḥ sādhu-visṛṣṭena nārācena dvijarṣabhaḥ | hṛdy avidhyad bṛhatkṣatraṃ sa cchinna-hṛdayo 'patat ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian Droṇa, sang unggul dalam kalangan Brahmana, melepaskan sebatang anak panah nārāca yang dibidik dengan sempurna lalu menembusi Bṛhatkṣatra di bahagian jantung. Dengan jantung yang terkoyak, Bṛhatkṣatra rebah ke bumi.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh moral landscape of war: excellence in action (a well-released weapon) brings decisive results, yet the narrative also reminds readers that martial success is inseparable from the grave ethical cost of taking life.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa shoots a well-aimed nārāca arrow, pierces the warrior Bṛhatkṣatra in the heart, and Bṛhatkṣatra collapses and falls dead to the ground.