Shloka 35
कर्णपुत्रवधः (The Fall of Vṛṣasena) — Karṇa Parva, Adhyāya 62
अपनीतशल्य: सुभृशं हृच्छल्याभिनिपीडित: । सो<ब्रवीदभ्रातरौ राजा माद्रीपुत्रो महारथौ
saṁjaya uvāca |
apanītaśalyaḥ subhṛśaṁ hṛcchalyābhinipīḍitaḥ |
so 'bravīd bhrātarau rājā mādrīputrau mahārathau ||
Санджая сказал: Хотя из его тела вынули наконечники стрел, царь всё ещё жестоко страдал от шипа, вонзившегося в сердце, — от жала унижения. В таком состоянии он обратился к двум братьям, великим колесничим воинам Накуле и Сахадеве, сыновьям Мадри.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts physical injury with inner injury: even when external wounds are treated, the ethical and emotional wound of dishonor can continue to torment a person. It highlights the Mahabharata’s concern with the moral-psychological costs of war and the duty of a king to address such inner turmoil with right speech and conduct.
After missiles are removed from the king’s body, he remains deeply distressed due to a sense of insult. He then turns to address the two Madri-born brothers, Nakula and Sahadeva, both renowned warriors.