Shloka 28
कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament
भगदत्तसुतो राजन् कृतप्रज्ञो महाबल: । श्येनवच्चरता संख्ये नकुलेन निपातित:
bhagadattasuto rājan kṛtaprajño mahābalaḥ | śyenavaccaratā saṅkhye nakulena nipātitaḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: O Hari, ang anak ni Bhagadatta—matatag ang isip at dakila ang lakas—na gumagalaw sa labanan na parang lawin, ay ibinagsak ni Nakula. Ipinahihiwatig ng ulat na kahit ang mabibigat na mandirigma, gaano man kahusay at kapirmi ang loob, ay hindi makatatakas sa di-maiiwasang batas ng digmaan at tadhana; paalaala ito sa mabigat na halaga ng tunggaliang pinatatakbo ng adharma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the impermanence of martial power: even a strong, disciplined warrior can be brought down. Ethically, it points to the tragic inevitability and human cost of war, urging reflection on the choices that lead to such destruction and on the limits of strength before fate and time.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhagadatta’s son, a powerful fighter who moved swiftly like a hawk on the battlefield, has been felled by the Pāṇḍava prince Nakula.