Shloka 83
ततो रथो घूर्णितवान् नरेन्द्र शापात्तदा ब्राह्मणसत्तमस्य | ततश्नक्रमपतत्तस्य भूमौ स विदह्धल: समरे सूतपुत्र:
tato ratho ghūrṇitavān narendra śāpāt tadā brāhmaṇasattamasya | tataś cakram apatat tasya bhūmau sa viddhah samare sūtaputraḥ ||
ततो रथो घूर्णितवान् नरेन्द्र शापात्तदा ब्राह्मणसत्तमस्य । ततश्चक्रं पतितं तस्य भूमौ स विद्धः समरे सूतपुत्रः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata theme that actions and moral breaches can bear fruit later through seemingly external forces—here, a Brahmin’s curse—so that even a mighty warrior may become vulnerable at the critical moment.
Sañjaya reports to the king that Karna’s chariot becomes unsteady due to a Brahmin’s curse; its wheel drops to the ground, and in that helpless state Karna is struck down in the battle.