Shloka 31
रथिन: समहामात्रान् गजानश्वान् ससादिन: । पत्तिव्रातांश्व संक्रुद्धो निध्नन् कर्णो व्यदृश्यत,क्रोधमें भरा हुआ कर्ण रथियों, महावतोंसहित हाथियों, सवारोंसहित घोड़ों तथा पैदलसमूहोंका वध करता देखा जा रहा था
rathinaḥ sa-mahāmātrān gajān aśvān sa-sādinaḥ | pattivrātāṁś ca saṁkruddho nighnan karṇo vyadṛśyata ||
Sañjaya berkata: Dalam amarahnya, Karṇa kelihatan menumpaskan para pahlawan kereta perang, gajah bersama para panglima besar (mahāmātra), kuda bersama penunggangnya, serta gerombolan infantri yang ramai.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral danger of krodha (wrath): even heroic capability, when driven by anger, becomes a force of sweeping destruction. It implicitly contrasts martial duty with the need for inner restraint and discernment.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa, furious in the midst of battle, is visibly cutting down multiple divisions—chariot-fighters, elephant units with their commanders, cavalry with riders, and infantry formations.