Shloka 28
काकोपमोपदेशः
The Crow-and-Swan Exemplum as Counsel to Karṇa
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें संकुल-युद्धविषयक अद्ठाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,चिक्षेप च महाराज तत: क्रुद्ध: पराक्रमी । स तु बाण: समासाद्य तव पुत्र॑ महारथम्
sañjaya uvāca | cikṣepa ca mahārāja tataḥ kruddhaḥ parākramaḥ | sa tu bāṇaḥ samāsādya tava putraṁ mahāratham ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—แล้วมหาราชผู้กล้าหาญเมื่อเดือดดาล ก็พุ่งศรออกไป ศรนั้นแล่นไปถึงบุตรของท่าน—มหารถี—และปักเข้าอย่างจัง.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can become an immediate driver of action in war, where prowess and impulse converge; ethically, it points to the peril of wrath in decision-making, even for great warriors.
Sanjaya reports that a powerful king, enraged, throws an arrow, and the missile reaches and hits Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son, described as a great chariot-warrior, marking a sharp turn in the combat exchange.