Shloka 20
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
कर्णस्य च वधोपायो यथावत् सम्प्रदर्शित: । सैन्धवस्य च पापस्य भूरिश्रवस एव च
vaiśampāyana uvāca | karṇasya ca vadhopāyo yathāvat sampradarśitaḥ | saindhavasya ca pāpasya bhūriśravas eva ca |
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Naipakita nang malinaw ang wastong paraan upang mapatay si Karṇa; gayundin (ang paraan) upang lipulin ang makasalanang Saindhava (Jayadratha) at si Bhūriśravas.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that in war, outcomes such as the fall of major warriors are not random but arise through discernible causes—strategy, timing, and moral consequence—implying that adharma (here marked by 'pāpa') draws inevitable retribution.
The narrator states that the proper methods by which key Kaurava-side warriors—Karṇa, Jayadratha (Saindhava), and Bhūriśravas—were brought down became clearly evident, pointing to the unfolding of decisive tactics and turning points in the conflict.