Shloka 5
कर्ण-पाण्डव-संमर्दः — Karṇa and Arjuna’s Intensified Engagement
संजय उवाच रथमन्यं समास्थाय विधिवत् कल्पितं पुन: । अभ्ययात् पाण्डवं कर्णो गज त इवार्णव:,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! बोध वेगसे ऊपर उठते हुए समुद्रके समान कर्णने विधिपूर्वक सजाये हुए दूसरे रथपर आरूढ़ होकर पुनः पाण्डुनन्दन भीमपर आक्रमण किया
sañjaya uvāca | ratham anyaṃ samāsthāya vidhivat kalpitaṃ punaḥ | abhyayāt pāṇḍavaṃ karṇo gajata ivārṇavaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, Karṇa, setelah menaiki sebuah kereta perang lain yang telah disiapkan dengan sempurna menurut aturan, sekali lagi menerjang ke arah Pāṇḍava—bagaikan lautan yang mengembang dengan deru gelombang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast determination and preparedness in the warrior code: Karṇa, after changing to a properly equipped chariot, renews his assault. Ethically, it reflects how persistence and martial discipline can intensify violence, pressing the listener to consider the cost of relentless escalation in a dharma-conflicted war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa mounts a newly prepared chariot and again advances to attack the Pāṇḍava opponent (understood here as Bhīma in the surrounding narration), compared to a roaring, swelling ocean.