Shloka 116
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena
कर्ण विव्याध सप्तत्या शरै: संनतपर्वभि: । महारथी धृष्टद्युम्नने उस कटे हुए धनुषको फेंककर दूसरा धनुष और विषधर सर्पके समान विषैले बाण हाथमें लेकर झुकी हुई गाँठवाले सत्तर बाणोंसे कर्णको बींध डाला
sañjaya uvāca |
karṇaṃ vivyādha saptatyā śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ |
mahārathī dhṛṣṭadyumno 'sau chinnaṃ dhanuḥ kṣiptvā dvitīyaṃ dhanuḥ samādāya viṣadhara-sarpa-sadṛśān viṣailān bāṇān pāṇau gṛhītvā saṃnataparvabhiḥ saptatyā śaraiḥ karṇaṃ bibheda ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Si Dhrishtadyumna, ang dakilang mandirigmang nakasakay sa karwahe, ay itinapon ang busog na naputol, saka kumuha ng isa pang busog at humawak ng mga palasong makamandag na tila ahas na may lason. Sa pitumpung palasong may nakabaluktot na mga dugtungan, tinuhog niya si Karna.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights battlefield resilience and presence of mind: even after losing a weapon, a warrior must regain composure and act decisively. At the same time, the imagery of venomous arrows evokes the ethical weight of war—how quickly conflict can intensify toward more lethal means, pressing the listener to reflect on dharma under extreme conditions.
Sanjaya reports that Dhrishtadyumna’s bow is cut; he throws it away, takes up another bow, and immediately counters by shooting Karna with seventy bent-jointed arrows, wounding him severely.