Shloka 953
प्रपतन्तं रथात् कर्ण पश्यन्तु वसुधाधिपा: । “आज तुम्हारे बाणोंसे पीड़ित हुए भूमिपाल दीन और विषादयुक्त होकर हाहाकार मचाते हुए कर्णको रथसे नीचे गिरता देखें
prapatantaṁ rathāt karṇa paśyantu vasudhādhipāḥ |
Sañjaya disse: “Que os reis da terra vejam Karṇa cair de sua carruagem—atingido e atormentado por tuas flechas—enquanto os soberanos aflitos, tomados pelo desespero, erguem um clamor de lamentação.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral gravity of war: even the mightiest warrior can be brought low, and the spectacle of a hero’s fall becomes a public lesson in the consequences of violence, pride, and the inexorable working of fate within kṣatriya conflict.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment in which Karṇa is seen falling from his chariot, struck by arrows; surrounding kings, themselves wounded and demoralized, cry out in anguish as they witness the reversal of fortune.