Shloka 34
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
ततो युद्धम भूद् घोरं कर्णपाण्डवयोरमथे
tato yuddham abhūd ghoraṁ karṇa-pāṇḍavayor amathe
Sañjaya berkata: Maka bangkitlah pertempuran yang mengerikan antara Karṇa dan sang Pāṇḍava—pertembungan yang tidak dapat dibendung—suatu peningkatan dahsyat dalam perang Kurukṣetra, ketika perseteruan peribadi dan kewajipan dharma mengeras menjadi keganasan yang tidak berkompromi.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, in a dharma-war, duty and long-standing enmity can culminate in an ‘unrestrainable’ confrontation—highlighting the ethical tension between righteous obligation (kṣatriya-dharma) and the tragic momentum of violence once war is joined.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a fierce battle has erupted between Karṇa and a Pāṇḍava, signaling a decisive and escalating phase of combat in the Karṇa Parva.