Shloka 23
त॑ तथा नवभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे । भरतश्रेष्ठ! राधापुत्र कर्णने पाँच-पाँच बाणोंसे उन सबको घायल कर दिया। फिर सात्यकिका ध्वज और धनुष काटकर उनकी छातीमें नौ बाणोंका प्रहार किया ।।
taṁ tathā navabhir bāṇair ājaghāna stanāntare | bharataśreṣṭha! rādheyaḥ karṇaḥ pañca-pañca-bāṇaiḥ tān sarvān vyathayitvā, tataḥ sātyakeḥ dhvajaṁ dhanuś ca chittvā tasya vakṣasi navabhir bāṇaiḥ samājaghāna || bhīmasenaṁ tataḥ kruddho vivyādha triṁśatā śaraiḥ |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O pinakamainam sa mga Bharata, si Karṇa na anak ni Rādhā ay unang sumugat sa kanilang lahat sa pamamagitan ng mga bugso ng tig-limang palaso. Pagkaraan, matapos putulin ang watawat at busog ni Sātyaki, tinamaan niya ito sa dibdib ng siyam na palaso. Pagkatapos, sa galit, tinusok niya si Bhīmasena ng tatlumpung palaso.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, technical prowess and anger can rapidly intensify violence. It implicitly invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty (fighting as ordained) versus the ethical gravity of deliberate harm—showing that even ‘duty-bound’ action carries moral weight when driven by wrath.
Sañjaya reports that Karṇa wounds multiple opponents with repeated volleys, then disables Sātyaki by cutting his banner and bow and striking his chest with nine arrows, and finally—angered—pierces Bhīma with thirty arrows.