Shloka 65
अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च
Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances
तथैव तावका: सर्वे कर्ण दुर्वारणं रणे । यत्ता: शूरा महेष्वासा: पर्यरक्षन्त सर्वश:
tathaiva tāvakāḥ sarve karṇa durvāraṇaṃ raṇe | yattāḥ śūrā maheṣvāsāḥ paryarakṣanta sarvaśaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Demikian juga, semua orangmu—para pahlawan dan pemanah agung—berjaga sepenuhnya dan dari setiap sisi berusaha melindungi Karṇa, yang tiada tertandingi di medan perang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of collective responsibility: even a formidable champion depends on coordinated protection. It underscores loyalty and disciplined vigilance as decisive forces alongside individual prowess.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava warriors—mighty archers and heroes—surrounded Karṇa and guarded him from all directions, acting with focused effort to secure their leading fighter in the ongoing combat.