Shloka 37
कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief
विराटपुत्र: शड्खस्तु उत्तरश्न महारथ: । कुर्वन्तौ सुमहत् कर्म गतौ वैवस्वतक्षयम्,राजा विराटके पुत्र शंख और महारथी उत्तर ये दोनों युद्धमें महान् कर्म करके यमलोकमें जा पहुँचे हैं
virāṭaputraḥ śaṅkhas tu uttaraś ca mahārathaḥ | kurvantau sumahat karma gatau vaivasvatakṣayam ||
Sañjaya disse: Śaṅkha, filho de Virāṭa, e Uttara, o grande guerreiro de carro, após realizarem feitos poderosos na batalha, foram para a morada de Vaivasvata (Yama). O verso ressalta a ética sóbria do Mahābhārata sobre a guerra: valor e dever podem ser cumpridos, mas o desfecho do campo é a morte, e até combatentes renomados são levados ao reino de Yama.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when warriors fulfill their kṣatriya-duty with great valor, the fruit of battle is often death; the verse highlights impermanence and the inescapable moral gravity of war, where fame and rank do not exempt one from Yama’s realm.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Virāṭa’s sons—Śaṅkha and the great warrior Uttara—fought fiercely, performed notable martial deeds, and were slain, thus ‘going to Vaivasvata’s abode’ (the realm of Yama).