Shloka 24
कर्णेन व्यूहविधानम् — Karṇa’s Battle Formation and the Pāṇḍava Counter-Plan
Adhyāya 31
“महातेजस्वी नरेश! अब कर्णका और आपका भाग शेष रह गया है। अतः: आप कर्णके साथ रहकर शत्रुसेनाके उस भागको एक साथ ही नष्ट कर दीजिये ।।
sañjaya uvāca | mahātejasvin nareśa! adya karṇasya ca tava ca bhāgaḥ śeṣaḥ paryavasitaḥ | ataḥ tvaṁ karṇena saha tiṣṭhan śatrusenāyās tasya bhāgasyaikata eva nāśaṁ kuru || aruṇena yathā sārdhaṁ tamaḥ sūryo vyapohati | tathā karṇena sahito jahi pārtha mahāhave ||
Wika ni Sanjaya: “O haring may dakilang ningning, ngayon ay ang bahagi na lamang nina Karṇa at mo ang nalalabi. Kaya tumindig kang kasama si Karṇa at lipulin ang bahaging iyon ng hukbo ng kaaway sa iisang sabayang hampas. Kung paanong ang Araw, na kasama si Aruṇa, ay nagpapalayas ng dilim, gayon din, na kaisa si Karṇa, pabagsakin mo si Pārtha (Arjuna) sa dakilang labanan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the power—and moral risk—of unified action in war: when leaders combine their strength and act in coordination, they can overwhelm opposition swiftly. Ethically, it also reflects the single-minded pursuit of victory (and the targeting of a key opponent) that characterizes the late-stage escalation of the Kurukṣetra conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the remaining decisive task lies with the Kaurava leadership and Karṇa. He urges the king’s side to stay close to Karṇa, destroy a section of the enemy forces together, and—using the simile of the Sun dispelling darkness with Aruṇa—press the combined assault toward killing Arjuna on the battlefield.