Shloka 38
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena
द्रौपदेयान् युधामन्युं सात्यकिं च महारथम् । एक: संवारयामास प्रेक्षणीय: समनन््ततः
draūpadeyān yudhāmanyuṁ sātyakiṁ ca mahāratham | ekaḥ saṁvārayāmāsa prekṣaṇīyaḥ samanantataḥ, mahārāja |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O Hari, si Karna—anak ni Radha, karapat-dapat pagmasdan ng lahat—ay mag-isang pumigil sa pagsulong ng mga Panchala na kakampi ng mga Pandava, kabilang ang limang anak ni Draupadi, si Yudhamanyu, at ang dakilang mandirigmang-karwahe na si Satyaki. Sa sandaling iyon, ang kanyang nag-iisang pagtindig ay naghayag ng mabangis na paninindigan at disiplinang pandigma, na lalo pang nagpaigting sa digmaan, kahit pinalalalim nito ang moral na kabayarang pasan ng magkabilang panig.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how individual excellence and resolve can decisively shape events in war, while also implying the ethical tension of kshatriya valor: extraordinary prowess may be admirable, yet it serves a conflict whose cumulative suffering burdens all parties.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Karna alone blocks the forward movement of the Pandava-allied Panchala forces, specifically naming Draupadi’s five sons, Yudhamanyu, and the great warrior Satyaki, preventing them from advancing.