Shloka 2

संजय कहते हैं--राजन्‌! सब प्रकारसे रथहीन एवं भीमसेनके द्वारा पुनः: पराजित हुए कर्णने दूसरे रथपर बैठकर पाण्डुकुमार भीमसेनको पुनः बींध डाला ।। महागजाविवासाद्य विषाणाग्रै: परस्परम्‌ । शरै: पूर्णायतोत्सूष्टैरन्योन्यमभिजषध्नतु:,जैसे दो विशाल गजराज अपने दाँतोंके अग्रभागोंद्वारा एक-दूसरेसे भिड़ गये हों, उसी प्रकार कर्ण और भीमसेन धनुषको पूर्णतः खींचकर छोड़े गये बाणोंद्वारा एक-दूसरेको चोट पहुँचाने लगे

sañjaya uvāca—rājan! sarvathā rathahīnaḥ punaḥ parājito bhīmasenena karṇaḥ anyasmin rathe samāruhya pāṇḍukumāraṃ bhīmasenaṃ punaḥ vivyādha. mahāgajāvivāsādya viṣāṇāgraiḥ parasparam, śaraiḥ pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭair anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ.

सञ्जय उवाच—राजन्! रथहीनः पुनर्भीमसेनेन पराजितः कर्णोऽन्यं रथमारुह्य पाण्डुकुमारं भीमसेनं पुनरेव विव्याध। यथा महागजाविवासाद्य विषाणाग्रैः परस्परं संमुञ्चन्ति, तथा कर्णभीमौ धनुषी पूर्णमाकृष्य मुक्तैः शरैः परस्परं व्यथयामासतुः।

महागजौtwo great elephants
महागजौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहागज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
आसाद्यhaving approached/attacked
आसाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
विषाणाग्रैःwith the tips of (their) tusks
विषाणाग्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविषाणाग्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
परस्परम्mutually/each other
परस्परम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैःfully drawn and released
पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्ण-आयत-उत्सृष्ट
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अन्योन्यम्one another
अन्योन्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्योन्य
अभिजघ्नतुःthe two struck/assailed
अभिजघ्नतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + हन्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
K
Karna
B
Bhīmasena (Bhima)
P
Pāṇḍu
R
ratha (chariot)
Ś
śara (arrows)
M
mahāgaja (elephants)
V
viṣāṇa (tusks)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the war-ethic of relentless counterstrike among kṣatriyas: even after setback (being chariotless and defeated), a warrior resumes combat. It also implicitly warns how cycles of retaliation intensify violence, as both sides answer harm with harm.

Karna, having been rendered chariotless and beaten back by Bhima, climbs onto another chariot and shoots Bhima again. Then Karna and Bhima exchange volleys of arrows, compared to two massive elephants clashing with their tusks.