Shloka 43
लेलिहानं यथा सर्प गर्जन्तमृषभं यथा । वनस्थितं यथा व्याप्रं जहि कर्ण धनंजयम्,“कर्ण! जीभ लपलपाते हुए सर्प, गर्जते हुए साँड़ और वनवासी व्याप्रके समान भयंकर अर्जुनका तुम वध करो
lelihānaṃ yathā sarpa garjantaṃ ṛṣabhaṃ yathā | vanasthitaṃ yathā vyāghraṃ jahi karṇa dhanañjayam ||
ହେ କର୍ଣ୍ଣ! ଜିଭ ଲେଲିହାନ ସର୍ପ ପରି, ଗର୍ଜନ କରୁଥିବା ବୃଷଭ ପରି, ଜଙ୍ଗଲରେ ଲୁଚିଥିବା ବ୍ୟାଘ୍ର ପରି ଭୟଙ୍କର ଧନଞ୍ଜୟଙ୍କୁ ବଧ କର।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior’s obligation to act decisively against a grave and present danger in battle. By portraying Karṇa through powerful animal similes, it frames the act of slaying as a necessary response within kṣatriya-dharma rather than personal hatred.
In the midst of the Kurukṣetra war, Arjuna addresses Dhanañjaya (an epithet of Arjuna used in direct address in the verse’s phrasing) with an urgent command to kill Karṇa, emphasizing Karṇa’s ferocity and battlefield menace through comparisons to a serpent, a roaring bull, and a forest tiger.