Shloka 48
एष कर्णों महेष्वासो मतिमान् दृढविक्रम: । पाण्डवानामनीकेषु निहन्ति क्षत्रियर्षभान्
eṣa karṇo maheṣvāso matimān dṛḍha-vikramaḥ | pāṇḍavānām anīkeṣu nihanti kṣatriyarṣabhān ||
ဝါယုက ပြောသည်— «ဤကဏ္ဏသည် မဟာဓနုရှင်၊ ဉာဏ်ပညာရှိ၍ သတ္တိမယိုင်မခိုင်သော သူရဲကောင်းဖြစ်၏။ ပाण्डဝတို့၏ စစ်တန်းစစ်စည်းအတွင်းရှိ က္ෂတ္တရိယ သူရဲကောင်းအထွတ်အထိပ်တို့ကို လှဲချသတ်ဖြတ်နေ၏။»
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how exceptional qualities—strength, skill, and intelligence—can serve either protection or devastation depending on one’s alignment in conflict. In the dharmic frame of the Mahābhārata, martial excellence is not morally neutral in its outcomes; it intensifies the ethical weight of one’s choices and alliances.
Vāyu points out Karṇa on the battlefield, describing him as a formidable archer who is actively cutting down leading Kṣatriya warriors within the Pāṇḍava forces. It is a report of Karṇa’s dominance and the heavy losses being inflicted in the ongoing battle.