Shloka 118
एते चरन्ति संग्रामे कर्णचापच्युता: शरा: । भ्रमराणामिव वातास्तापयन्ति सम तावकान्,'ये संग्राममें कर्णके धनुषसे छूटे हुए बाण भ्रमरोंके समूहोंकी भाँति चलते और तुम्हारे योद्धाओंको संतप्त करते हैं
ete caranti saṅgrāme karṇacāpacyutāḥ śarāḥ | bhramarāṇām iva vātās tāpayanti sama tāvakān ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Ang mga palasong ito, pinakawalan mula sa busog ni Karṇa, ay humahagibis sa larangan ng digmaan na wari’y bugso ng hangin sa gitna ng kuyog ng mga bubuyog, at sinusunog at pinahihirapan ang iyong mga mandirigma sa lahat ng panig.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse does not present a direct moral injunction; it highlights the intense consequences of martial skill in war—how a single warrior’s prowess can bring widespread suffering. Implicitly, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring ethical tension: valor and effectiveness in battle coexist with the grievous harm inflicted upon living beings.
Sañjaya, reporting the battle to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes Karṇa’s arrows flying across the field. Using a simile of winds amid swarming bees, he conveys their relentless, agitating motion and their burning, tormenting effect on Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s (Kaurava) troops.