Shloka 88
स पार्थबाणैरविनिपातितायुधो ध्वजावमर्दे च कृते महाहवे । कृत: कृपो बाणसहस्रयन्त्रितो यथा55पगेय: प्रथमं किरीटिना
sa pārthabāṇair avinipātitāyudho dhvajāvamarde ca kṛte mahāhave | kṛtaḥ kṛpo bāṇasahasrayantrito yathā śayageyaḥ prathamaṃ kirīṭinā ||
Disse Karna: Naquela grande batalha, quando as armas de Kṛpa foram derrubadas pelas flechas de Arjuna e seu estandarte foi despedaçado, Arjuna, o diademado, prendeu Kripacharya com milhares de dardos—como antes já havia imobilizado Bhishma numa densa rede de flechas.
कर्ण उवाच
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The verse highlights disciplined martial dharma: true prowess is shown not merely by killing but by controlled superiority—disarming and immobilizing an opponent, even a revered elder, while maintaining battlefield purpose and restraint.
Karna describes Arjuna’s feat in the great battle: Arjuna knocks Kripacharya’s weapons down, breaks his banner, and then pins him with a dense shower of arrows—likened to how Arjuna earlier overwhelmed Bhishma with countless arrows.