Shloka 48
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
पुनश्च शरवर्षेण च्छादयामास भारत । कर्णो वैकर्तनो युद्धे भीमसेनमरिंदम:,भरतनन्दन! शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले सूर्यपुत्र कर्णने युद्धमें पुन: बाण-वर्षा करके भीमसेनको ढक दिया
punaś ca śaravarṣeṇa cchādayāmāsa bhārata | karṇo vaikartano yuddhe bhīmasenam arindamaḥ ||
पुनश्च शरवर्षेण च्छादयामास भारत। कर्णो वैकर्तनो युद्धे भीमसेनमरिंदमः॥
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic of sustained effort and disciplined skill in one’s chosen duty (here, kṣatriya warfare). Excellence is portrayed as persistence and strategic pressure, while also reminding the reader that battlefield success often depends on endurance under repeated assaults.
In the midst of the Kurukṣetra battle, Karṇa renews his attack and unleashes another concentrated barrage of arrows, effectively blanketing Bhīma and asserting momentary dominance in their duel.