Shloka 38
द्यौरासीत् सूतपुत्रस्य पक्षे मातेव धिष्ठिता
dyaur āsīt sūtaputrasya pakṣe māteva dhiṣṭhitā
Sañjaya berkata: Langit sendiri seakan-akan berpihak kepada putera sais kereta (Karṇa), bagaikan seorang ibu yang teguh berdiri melindungi anaknya—seolah-olah unsur-unsur alam pun memihak kepadanya pada saat itu dalam perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in epic war narrative, perceived cosmic or elemental support is used to convey a warrior’s momentary ascendancy and the moral-emotional force behind it—here, Karṇa’s side is portrayed as receiving protective, almost maternal backing from the heavens, underscoring the theme that human struggle is often framed against a larger, fate-tinged cosmic order.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield situation in which Karṇa’s position appears extraordinarily favored: even the sky is depicted as taking his side, standing firm like a mother protecting her child—an image that intensifies the sense of Karṇa’s power and the ominous grandeur of the conflict.