Shloka 763
व्यधमत् कालमेघं तं कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृष: । तब अस्त्रवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ वैकर्तन दानी कर्णने वायव्यास्त्रका संधान करके उस काले मेघको नष्ट कर दिया
vyadhamat kālameghaṃ taṃ karṇo vaikartano vṛṣaḥ |
सञ्जय उवाच—तं कालमेघं कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृषो व्यधमत्। अस्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठो दानी कर्णो वायव्यास्त्रं सन्धाय तं कृष्णमेघं नाशयामास।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal that disciplined expertise (astravidyā) and steadfast resolve can dispel even seemingly fate-like dangers (kāla-megha). It also frames martial power as something directed by knowledge and invocation, not mere brute force.
Sañjaya reports that Karṇa, famed as Vaikartana and praised as foremost among warriors, counters an ominous dark cloud by employing the Vāyavya weapon, dispersing and destroying it.