Shloka 47
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
अथापरान् महाराज सूतपुत्र: प्रतापवान्
athāparān mahārāja sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Pagkaraan nito, O Hari, ang matapang na anak ng tagapagmaneho ng karwahe ay bumaling din sa iba, itinutulak ang labanan pasulong nang hindi nababawasan ang kanyang lakas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the relentless forward drive of warfare and the warrior’s exertion of prowess; ethically, it highlights how martial identity and duty (as understood in the epic) propel action even amid escalating violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa, described as the powerful sūta’s son, now turns toward the remaining opponents—signaling a shift to further engagements in the ongoing battle.