Shloka 35
द्रोणपुत्रस्याग्नेयास्त्रप्रयोगः — अर्जुनस्य ब्राह्मास्त्रप्रतिघातः — व्यासोपदेशः
Aśvatthāmā’s Agneyāstra, Arjuna’s Brāhmāstra Counter, and Vyāsa’s Instruction
विपाठकर्णिनाराचैरवत्सदन्तै: क्षुरैरपपि । कर्ण: शरशतैश्नापि शैनेयं प्रत्यविध्यत
sañjaya uvāca |
vipāṭhakarṇinārācair avatsadantaiḥ kṣurair api |
karṇaḥ śaraśataiś cāpi śaineyaṃ pratyavidhyata ||
विपाठकर्णिनाराचैः क्षुरैश्चावत्सदन्तकैः । कर्णः शरशतैश्चापि शैनेयं प्रत्यविध्यत् ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how warfare tends to intensify through increasingly deadly methods; it invites reflection on the ethical burden of relentless aggression even when performed under the banner of kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa attacking Śaineya (Sātyaki) with multiple types of formidable arrows—broad-headed, barbed, and razor-edged—piercing him repeatedly and in great number.