Shloka 53
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
स कर्ण शरजालेन च्छादयामास पाण्डव:
sa karṇa-śarajālena cchādayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Lalu sang Pāṇḍava menyelubungi Karṇa dengan hujan anak panah bagaikan jaring, menenggelamkannya dalam himpitan pertempuran. Saat itu menegaskan kedahsyatan perang dharma yang tidak mengenal henti, di mana tekad dan kemahiran mesti disertai kendali diri serta tujuan, meski di tengah keganasan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, power and prowess are meaningful only when directed toward a purposeful end; the verse highlights disciplined martial action—overwhelming force used as a tactical means within the larger frame of dharma-yuddha.
Sañjaya reports that a Pāṇḍava warrior unleashes such a dense volley of arrows that Karṇa is ‘covered’ as if by a net, indicating a momentary tactical dominance and the ferocity of the exchange.