Shloka 226
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
दृष्टवा कर्ण महाबाहुमुच्चै: शब्दमथानदन् । राजन्! यशस्वी पाण्डव और पांचालोंने महाबाहु कर्णको देखकर उच्चस्वरसे इस प्रकार कहना आस्मभ किया
dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ mahābāhum uccaiḥ śabdam athānadān | rājan! yaśasvī pāṇḍavāḥ pañcālāś ca mahābāhuṃ karṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā uccasvarena evaṃ vaktum ārabdhāḥ |
दृष्ट्वा कर्णं महाबाहुमुच्चैः शब्दमथानदन्। राजन्, यशस्विनः पाण्डवाः पाञ्चालाश्च महाबाहुं कर्णं दृष्ट्वा उच्चस्वरेणैवं वक्तुमारेभिरे॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-world emphasis on public resolve and honor in battle: confronting a formidable opponent like Karṇa, the Pāṇḍavas and their allies respond with a loud, collective declaration—an ethical posture of courage and solidarity under pressure.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, upon seeing Karṇa on the battlefield, the Pāṇḍavas and the Pañcālas raise a loud cry and begin to address him—introducing the speech or challenge that follows in the next lines.