Shloka 4
कर्णपुत्रवधः (The Fall of Vṛṣasena) — Karṇa Parva, Adhyāya 62
रथानीकं विदार्यव शरजालैरनेकधा । कर्ण एकरथेनैव युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत्,तदनन्तर कर्णने अपने बाणोंके समूहसे पाण्डवोंकी रथसेनाको अनेक भागोंमें विदीर्ण करके एकमात्र रथके द्वारा ही युधिष्ठिरपर धावा किया
rathānīkaṁ vidāryaiva śarajālair anekadhā | karṇa ekarathenaiva yudhiṣṭhiram upādravat ||
Sinabi ni Sanjaya: Matapos pira-pirasuhin ang hukbong mga karwahe ng mga Pandava sa pamamagitan ng siksik na lambat ng mga palaso, si Karna—na nag-iisa sa iisang karwahe—ay sumugod nang tuwiran kay Yudhishthira.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, personal valor and tactical force can overwhelm even a dharma-centered ruler; it invites reflection on the tension between righteous restraint and the harsh necessities of kṣatriya warfare.
Karna breaks up the Pandavas’ chariot formation with volleys of arrows and then, from his lone chariot, directly charges to engage Yudhiṣṭhira.