Shloka 393
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
कर्णपार्षतयोर्मध्ये त्वदीयानां महारण: । भारत! कर्ण और धृष्टद्युम्नके बीचमें खड़े हुए आपके महामनस्वी योद्धाओंका पाण्डव- सैनिकोंके साथ महान संग्राम हुआ
karṇapārṣatayor madhye tvadīyānāṃ mahāraṇaḥ | bhārata! karṇa-dhṛṣṭadyumnayor madhye sthitānāṃ tava mahāmanasvināṃ yoddhṝṇāṃ pāṇḍava-sainikaiḥ saha mahān saṅgrāmo 'bhavat |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O Bharata, sa pagitan ni Karṇa at ng kanyang mga kapanalig, ang iyong mga mandirigmang mararangal—na nakatindig sa pagitan nina Karṇa at Dhrishtadyumna—ay nahila sa isang napakalawak at nakapanghihilakbot na sagupaan laban sa mga hukbo ng Pandava. Kaya lumobo ang labanan, pinapaandar ng katapatan sa mga pinuno at ng walang-awang hinihingi ng digmaan, habang sinusubok ang katuwiran at pagpipigil sa gitna ng pagpatayan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how allegiance to commanders and the momentum of war can pull even 'high-souled' warriors into escalating violence. It implicitly tests dharma: courage and duty in battle must contend with the ethical cost of conflict and the need for discernment amid chaos.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that a major engagement erupts between Karna’s side and the Pandava forces. Your (Kaurava) warriors, positioned between Karna and Dhrishtadyumna, become the focal point of a fierce clash with the Pandava soldiers.