Shloka 35
कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief
श्रेणिमांश्न महाराज युध्यमान: पराक्रमी | कृत्वा नसुकरं कर्म गतो वैवस्वतक्षयम्,महाराज! पराक्रमपूर्वक युद्ध करनेवाले श्रेणिमानने युद्धमें दुष्कर कर्म करके यमलोकके मार्गका आश्रय लिया है
śreṇimān sma mahārāja yudhyamānaḥ parākramī | kṛtvā na sukaraṃ karma gato vaivasvatakṣayam, mahārāja |
Wika ni Sañjaya: O dakilang hari! Ang magiting na Śreṇimān, na lumalaban nang may kabayanihan, ay nakagawa ng isang gawang napakahirap sa digmaan at pagkaraan ay nagtungo sa tahanan ni Vaivasvata (Yama). Ipinakikita ng ulat ang mabagsik na “moral na paniningil” ng digmaan: maging ang matapang na tagumpay sa larangan ay humahantong sa kamatayan, paalaala na ang luwalhating pandigma ay di maihihiwalay sa pagkamatay at sa bunga ng marahas na tungkulin.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tragic certainty that even the most valorous warrior, after accomplishing difficult feats, ultimately meets death; battlefield achievement does not exempt one from mortality and its moral consequences.
Sañjaya informs Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the warrior Śreṇimān fought bravely, carried out a formidable act in the combat, and was then slain—described as departing to Yama’s realm (vaivasvata-kṣaya).