Shloka 32
युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya
ततः प्रवीरा: पाण्डूनामभ्यधावन्नमर्षिता: । युधिष्ठिरं परीप्सन्त: कर्णमभ्यर्दयछ्छरै:,तदनन्तर अमर्षमें भरे हुए प्रमुख पाण्डव वीर युधिष्छिरकी रक्षाके लिये दौड़े आये और कर्णको अपने बाणोंसे पीड़ित करने लगे
tataḥ pravīrāḥ pāṇḍūnām abhyadhāvann amarṣitāḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ parīpsantaḥ karṇam abhyardayan śaraiḥ ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, ang mga pangunahing bayani ng mga Pāṇḍava, nag-aalab sa galit, ay sumugod. Nais nilang iligtas si Yudhiṣṭhira kaya sinalakay nila si Karṇa, pinahirapan siya sa sunod-sunod na ulang-palaso—isang gawa ng tapat na pag-iingat sa gitna ng mabagsik na pangangailangan ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within the violence of battle, the verse highlights a dharmic impulse: protecting one’s leader and upholding responsibility to one’s side. The Pāṇḍava warriors’ action is framed as loyal guardianship—defense of Yudhiṣṭhira—though expressed through the harsh means permitted in war.
Sañjaya reports that the leading Pāṇḍava fighters, angered and resolute, rush forward to shield Yudhiṣṭhira. They then concentrate their attack on Karṇa, striking him repeatedly with arrows to relieve pressure on their king.