Shloka 35
कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief
श्रेणिमांश्न महाराज युध्यमान: पराक्रमी | कृत्वा नसुकरं कर्म गतो वैवस्वतक्षयम्,महाराज! पराक्रमपूर्वक युद्ध करनेवाले श्रेणिमानने युद्धमें दुष्कर कर्म करके यमलोकके मार्गका आश्रय लिया है
śreṇimān sma mahārāja yudhyamānaḥ parākramī | kṛtvā na sukaraṃ karma gato vaivasvatakṣayam, mahārāja |
Sañjaya disse: Ó grande rei! O valente Śreṇimān, lutando com ímpeto heroico, realizou na batalha um feito difícil de cumprir e então foi para a morada de Vaivasvata (Yama). O relato ressalta a sombria economia moral da guerra: até a conquista corajosa no campo culmina na morte, lembrando que a glória marcial é inseparável da mortalidade e das consequências do dever violento.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tragic certainty that even the most valorous warrior, after accomplishing difficult feats, ultimately meets death; battlefield achievement does not exempt one from mortality and its moral consequences.
Sañjaya informs Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the warrior Śreṇimān fought bravely, carried out a formidable act in the combat, and was then slain—described as departing to Yama’s realm (vaivasvata-kṣaya).