Shloka 143
Adhyāya 35 — Bhīmasena’s Counter-Encirclement and the Karṇa Engagement Escalation
धनुर्विस्फारयन् घोरं परिवेषीव भास्कर: । शल्यने घोड़ोंकी बागडोर हाथमें ले ली। उस रथपर बैठा हुआ कर्ण अपने भयंकर धनुषको फैलाकर उसी प्रकार सुशोभित हो रहा था, मानो सूर्यमण्डलपर घेरा पड़ा हो
sañjaya uvāca | dhanurvisphārayan ghoraṃ pariveṣīva bhāskaraḥ | śalyas tu hayānāṃ raśmīn hastena jagrāha | tasmin rathe niṣaṇṇaḥ karṇo bhīmaṃ dhanurvisphārya śuśubhe, yathā sūryamaṇḍale pariveṣaḥ |
ਸੰਜਯ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਸ਼ਲ੍ਯ ਨੇ ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਲਗਾਮਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੱਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੈ ਲਈਆਂ। ਉਸ ਰਥ ਉੱਤੇ ਬੈਠਾ ਕਰਣ ਆਪਣਾ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਧਨੁਸ਼ ਖਿੱਚ ਕੇ ਝੰਕਾਰਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਐਸਾ ਚਮਕਿਆ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਸੂਰਜ ਦੇ ਗਿਰਦ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼-ਵਲਯ ਹੋਵੇ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the paradox of war: outward brilliance and prowess can coincide with ominous signs and impending destruction. It invites reflection on kṣatriya duty and the moral weight of actions performed in a fated, ethically fraught conflict.
Sanjaya describes Karna seated on his chariot, drawing and sounding his fearsome bow, appearing radiant like the sun with a halo. At the same time, Shalya takes the reins, assuming active control as Karna’s charioteer as the battle action intensifies.