Shloka 22
कर्ण-पाण्डव-संमर्दः — Karṇa and Arjuna’s Intensified Engagement
स सायकमयैजललिैर्भीम: कर्णरथं प्रति । भानुमद्धिः शिलाधौतैर्भानो: प्राच्छादयत् प्रभाम्,कर्णके रथपर भीमसेनने सानपर चढ़ाकर स्वच्छ किये हुए तेजस्वी बाणोंका जाल-सा बिछाकर सूर्यकी प्रभाको आच्छादित कर दिया
sa sāyakamayair jalalair bhīmaḥ karṇarathaṃ prati | bhānumadbhir śilādhautair bhānoḥ prācchādayat prabhām ||
Sañjaya berkata: Bhīma melontarkan hujan anak panah yang rapat ke arah kereta Karṇa—panah-panah itu terang dan tajam, seolah-olah digilap di atas batu—hingga menutupi sinar matahari dan langit tampak berselubung. Adegan ini menegaskan kedahsyatan perang yang tidak mengenal jeda: kepahlawanan bukan untuk permainan, melainkan alat yang berat dalam perjuangan berlandaskan dharma, di mana keberanian dan pengendalian diri sentiasa diuji di tengah keperluan yang memusnahkan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the awe-inspiring force of martial skill within a dharmic war: power can eclipse even nature’s light, yet it remains morally weighty because it is exercised in a context where duty, justice, and self-control are under constant trial.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma directing a net-like barrage of bright, sharpened arrows at Karṇa’s chariot, so intense that it metaphorically ‘covers’ the sun’s radiance—an image of overwhelming attack and battlefield ferocity.