Shloka 17
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७
Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts
चक्राणि चापविद्धानि तोमरांश्व महारणे । नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि प्रगृह् जयगृद्धिन:
cakrāṇi cāpaviddhāni tomarāṁś ca mahāraṇe | nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi pragṛhya jayagṛddhinaḥ ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “ในมหายุทธนั้น เหล่านักรบผู้กระหายชัยชนะหยิบฉวยและขว้างจักราวุธ หอก และอาวุธนานาชนิดออกไปไม่ขาดสาย”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the craving for victory can intensify conflict and multiply means of harm; ethically, it invites reflection on restraint and dharma even within the unavoidable duties of war.
Sañjaya reports the battlefield scene: combatants seize and hurl chakras, spears, and many other weapons in the great fight, emphasizing the ferocity and variety of arms used.