Shloka 15
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
भानुदेवं चित्रसेनं सेनाविन्दुं च भारत । तपन॑ शूरसेनं च पज्चालानहनद् रणे,भारत! तब उस रणक्षेत्रमें धर्मात्मा वैकर्तन कर्णने पाँच दुः:सह बाणोंका संधान करके भानुदेव, चित्रसेन, सेनाविन्दु, तपन तथा शूरसेन--इन पाँच पांचाल वीरोंका संहार कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca | bhānudevaṃ citrasenaṃ senāvinduṃ ca bhārata | tapanaṃ śūrasenaṃ ca pāñcālān ahanad raṇe ||
Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Bhārata, dalam pertempuran Karṇa, putera sais kereta (Vaikartana), setelah memasang dan melepaskan lima anak panah yang tiada tertahan, telah membunuh lima pahlawan Pāñcāla—Bhānudeva, Citrasena, Senāvindu, Tapana, dan Śūrasena. Rangkap ini menonjolkan etika perang kṣatriya yang muram: keperkasaan dan keteguhan dipuji, namun harganya ialah nyawa yang padam sekelip mata di medan dharma yang dipertikaikan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the harsh reality of kṣatriya-dharma in war: martial excellence and unwavering resolve are celebrated, yet they operate within a morally weighty arena where victory is purchased through death. It invites reflection on how dharma is pursued amid violence and contested loyalties.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa, using five formidable arrows, kills five named Pāñcāla fighters—Bhānudeva, Citrasena, Senāvindu, Tapana, and Śūrasena—during the battle.