Shloka 7
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 58 — Arjuna’s Arrow-Storm and Relief of Bhīmasena
तयोरासीन्महाराज संग्रामो लोमहर्षण: । धृष्टय्युम्नस्तु राधेयं शरेणानतपर्वणा
tayor āsīn mahārāja saṅgrāmo lomaharṣaṇaḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumnas tu rādheyaṃ śareṇānataparvaṇā ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O Hari, sa pagitan ng dalawang iyon ay sumiklab ang labanan na nagpapangatog at nagpapataas ng balahibo. Pagkaraan, tinamaan ni Dhṛṣṭadyumna si Rādheya (Karṇa) ng isang palasong buo ang mga dugtungan, at lalo pang pinatindi ang nakapangingilabot na sagupaan ng mga kampeon.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethic of kṣatriya confrontation: when rival champions meet, the conflict becomes intense and consequential, and each act (like a well-aimed arrow) carries moral and strategic weight within the larger dharmic crisis of the war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a terrifying duel has erupted between Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Karna, and that Dhṛṣṭadyumna strikes Karna with a powerful, firm arrow, marking a sharp moment in their direct engagement.