Shloka 203
कर्णपुत्रवधः (The Fall of Vṛṣasena) — Karṇa Parva, Adhyāya 62
रथस्थमतिसंरब्धं युधिष्ठिरवधे धृतम् । तब शल्यने हँसकर युधिष्ठिरके वधका निश्चय किये अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरकर रथपर बैठे हुए कर्णसे पुन: इस प्रकार कहा--
rathastham atisaṃrabdhaṃ yudhiṣṭhiravadhe dhṛtam | tataḥ śalyena haṃsakaḥ yudhiṣṭhiravadhasya niścayaṃ kṛtvā atyanta-krodhaṃ bharan rathopaviṣṭena karṇena punaḥ evam uktam — saṃjaya uvāca ||
Sinabi ni Sanjaya: Nang makita niyang si Karna ay nakaupo sa kanyang karwahe, nagngangalit at matatag ang pasya na patayin si Yudhishthira, si Shalya—matapos tumawa at pagpasiyahan sa isip ang kamatayan ni Yudhishthira—ay muling nagsalita kay Karna sa ganitong paraan, habang si Karna’y nakaupo sa karwahe na punô ng sukdulang poot. Ipinakikita ng sandaling ito kung paanong ang pagmamataas, panlilibak, at galit ay nakapagpapaliyab sa loob ng mandirigma, humuhubog sa mga pasya sa digmaan na sumusubok sa hanggahan ng dharma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intense anger and derisive provocation can harden one’s intent toward violence. In the Mahabharata’s ethical frame, such passions cloud discernment (viveka) and can push a warrior beyond measured dharma into destructive fixation.
Sanjaya describes Karna on his chariot, furious and determined to kill Yudhishthira. Shalya, acting as Karna’s charioteer, laughs and then speaks again to Karna—setting up the next exchange that influences Karna’s mindset and actions in the battle.