Shloka 14
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा स्त्रीणां च आर्तनादः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and the Lament of the Palace Women
तस्य दुर्वारवीर्यस्य सत्यसंधस्य धीमत: । बह्लोद्रविणमक्षय्यमद्य द्रक्ष्यथ संयुगे,“जिसके पराक्रमको रोकना अत्यन्त कठिन है, उस सत्यप्रतिज्ञ बुद्धिमान् कर्णके अक्षय बाहुबलको आज आपलोग समरांगणमें देखेंगे
tasya durvāravīryasya satyasaṃdhasya dhīmataḥ | bahlodraviṇam akṣayyam adya drakṣyatha saṃyuge ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Pada hari ini, di medan perang, kamu semua akan menyaksikan kekuatan yang tidak susut dan kelengkapan perang yang melimpah milik Karṇa yang bijaksana—yang berikrar benar dan keberaniannya amat sukar ditahan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of satyasaṃdha—steadfastness to one’s pledged word—joined with disciplined intelligence (dhīmat) and formidable strength. It frames martial power as ethically marked by fidelity to vows, even amid the moral strain of war.
Sañjaya, narrating the battle to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, foretells that the Kauravas will witness Karṇa’s irresistible and seemingly inexhaustible prowess in the day’s combat, emphasizing his readiness and the scale of his martial capacity.