Shloka 35
अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः
तस्मिन् हते महेष्वासे कर्णे युधि किरीटिना । के वीरा: पर्यतिष्ठन्त तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय,संजय! युद्धस्थलमें किरीटधारी अर्जुनके द्वारा उस महाधनुर्धर कर्णके मारे जानेपर कौन-कौन-से वीर ठहर सके; यह मुझे बताओ
tasmin hate maheṣvāse karṇe yudhi kirīṭinā | ke vīrāḥ paryatiṣṭhanta tan mamācakṣva sañjaya sañjaya ||
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—สัญชัย! เมื่อกรรณะผู้เป็นมหาธนูรธรถูกอรชุนผู้สวมมงกุฎสังหารในสนามรบแล้ว วีรชนผู้ใดยังยืนหยัดอยู่ในสมรภูมิ จงบอกแก่เรา
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the fall of a central champion tests the steadiness (dhairya) and dharma of an army: true valor is not only striking down foes but also maintaining resolve and order when a decisive leader is lost.
After Karṇa is killed by Arjuna, the narrator frames a pivotal battlefield moment: the listener asks Sañjaya to identify which warriors on the Kaurava side (and the field generally) could still stand firm and continue fighting despite the shock of Karṇa’s death.