Shloka 84
स रोषपूर्णो मणिवज्रहाटकै- रलड्कृतं तक्षकभोगवर्चसम् | महाधन कार्मुकमन्यदाददे यथा महाहिप्रवरं गिरेस्तटात्
sa roṣapūrṇo maṇivajrahāṭakaiḥ alaṅkṛtaṃ takṣakabhogavarcasaṃ | mahādhanaṃ kārmukam anyad ādade yathā mahāhipravaraṃ gires taṭāt |
Dilimpahi amarah, Karṇa meraih sebuah busur lain yang amat bernilai, dihiasi permata, berlian, dan emas, memancarkan kilau kemerahan seperti lilitan Takṣaka. Seolah-olah dia mengangkat seekor ular raksasa yang utama dari tebing gunung—gambaran yang meninggikan momentum ganas dan bahaya peningkatan pertempuran yang sarat pertaruhan dharma.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how anger intensifies violence: wrath drives the warrior to escalate by taking up an even more formidable weapon. The serpent simile warns that such power, once lifted and unleashed, becomes perilous and difficult to restrain—an ethical reminder about the destructive momentum of rage in war.
In the midst of battle, Karṇa—enraged—grabs a second, extremely valuable bow, richly ornamented and glowing red like Takṣaka’s coils. The poet likens the act to lifting a huge serpent from a mountain ledge, emphasizing both the weapon’s deadly potency and the heightened danger of the moment.