Shloka 1
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें संकुलयुद्धाविषयक सैंतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ ४७ ॥। शी ्डि्जडीीििि श्यु नासा तसथिस अष्टचत्वारिशो< ध्याय: 38. से योद्धाओंसहित पाण्डव-सेनाका संहार द्वारा कर्णपुत्र भानुसेनका वध
Dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca: yattat praviśya pārthānāṁ sainyaṁ kurvaj janakṣayam | karṇo rājānam abhyetya tan mamācakṣva sañjaya ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Apabila Karṇa memasuki bala tentera putera-putera Pṛthā dan menyebabkan pembunuhan besar-besaran, lalu mara untuk berhadapan dengan Raja Yudhiṣṭhira—ceritakan kepadaku, Sañjaya, apa yang berlaku seterusnya.”
घतयाट्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames battlefield violence through the lens of royal duty and moral anxiety: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s question highlights how war’s momentum (mass slaughter) culminates in direct confrontation with the rightful king, inviting reflection on responsibility, consequence, and the ethical weight of leadership decisions.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks Sañjaya to narrate what occurred when Karṇa penetrated the Pāṇḍava forces, caused heavy casualties, and then moved to engage King Yudhiṣṭhira.