Shloka 9
अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa
घोरं युद्धमदीनेन मया हाप्याच्युतार्जुनौ । कृत॑ तेनान्तकेनेव प्रजा: सर्वा जिघांसता,श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन! सम्पूर्ण प्रजाका संहार करनेकी इच्छा रखनेवाले कालके समान उस कर्णने आज मेरे साथ घोर युद्ध किया था। फिर भी मैंने उसमें दीनता नहीं दिखायी
ghoraṁ yuddham adīnena mayā hy ācchyutārjunau | kṛtaṁ tenāntakeneva prajāḥ sarvā jighāṁsatā ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Kṛṣṇa dan Arjuna, Karṇa—bagaikan Maut sendiri, yang berhasrat memusnahkan segala makhluk—telah bertempur hebat denganku hari ini. Namun demikian, aku tidak memperlihatkan sebarang kecut hati atau kelemahan di hadapannya.”
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when confronted by an opponent who seems as unstoppable as Death, a righteous warrior-leader must maintain steadiness and refuse inner collapse; courage and composure are presented as part of kṣatriya-dharma and moral resolve.
Yudhiṣṭhira reports to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna that Karṇa fought him fiercely that day, with a destructive intent likened to Antaka (Death). Yudhiṣṭhira emphasizes that despite the terror of the encounter, he did not show dejection.