Shloka 53
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
स कर्ण शरजालेन च्छादयामास पाण्डव:
sa karṇa-śarajālena cchādayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ ପାଣ୍ଡବ କର୍ଣ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ ଚାରିଦିଗରୁ ଜାଲ ପରି ବାଣବର୍ଷାରେ ଢାଙ୍କିଦେଲେ ଏବଂ ରଣସଂଘଟ୍ଟରେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦବାଇଦେଲେ। ଏହା ଧର୍ମଯୁଦ୍ଧର ତୀବ୍ରତା ଦେଖାଏ—ଯେଉଁଠି ଧୈର୍ୟ ଓ କୌଶଳ ସହ ସଂଯମ ଓ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, power and prowess are meaningful only when directed toward a purposeful end; the verse highlights disciplined martial action—overwhelming force used as a tactical means within the larger frame of dharma-yuddha.
Sañjaya reports that a Pāṇḍava warrior unleashes such a dense volley of arrows that Karṇa is ‘covered’ as if by a net, indicating a momentary tactical dominance and the ferocity of the exchange.