Shloka 38
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
स पाण्डवानां प्रवरै: सर्वतः समभिद्रुत: । उदीरयन ब्राह्ममस्त्रं शरैरापू्रयद् दिश:
sa pāṇḍavānāṁ pravaraiḥ sarvataḥ samabhidrutaḥ | udīrayan brāhmam astraṁ śarair āpūrayad diśaḥ ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରମୁଖ ବୀରମାନେ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗରୁ ଆକ୍ରମଣ କରିବାରେ କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାସ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ଉଦ୍ଦୀପିତ କଲେ; ଏବଂ ବାଣବର୍ଷାରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗକୁ ପୂରି ଆଛାଦିତ କରିଦେଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension of warfare: when surrounded and pressured, a warrior may resort to supreme force. Such power displays valor, yet it also raises the question of restraint—how far one should escalate violence even when acting within a warrior’s duty.
Karna is attacked from all sides by leading Pāṇḍava fighters. In response, he invokes the Brāhmāstra and releases a dense barrage of arrows that seems to cover the quarters, pushing back the encirclement through overwhelming force.