Shloka 26
ततो द्रुतं चैकशरेण पार्थ शितेन विद्ध्वा युधि कर्णपुत्र:
tato drutaṃ caikaśareṇa pārtha śitena viddhvā yudhi karṇaputraḥ
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian, dengan pantas, putera Karṇa memanah Pārtha di tengah medan perang dengan sebatang anak panah yang setajam mata pisau—suatu tindakan yang menegangkan lagi pertarungan, ketika keperwiraan dan tekad diuji di bawah tuntutan dharma dalam perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya arena where skill and decisiveness operate within dharma: even a single well-aimed act can shift the battle’s momentum, reminding readers that power must be exercised with awareness of duty and consequence in a righteous war.
Sañjaya reports that Karṇa’s son (Vṛṣasena) quickly hits Arjuna (Pārtha) in combat with one sharp arrow, marking an escalation in their exchange of missiles during the Kurukṣetra battle.