Shloka 83
ततो रथो घूर्णितवान् नरेन्द्र शापात्तदा ब्राह्मणसत्तमस्य | ततश्नक्रमपतत्तस्य भूमौ स विदह्धल: समरे सूतपुत्र:
tato ratho ghūrṇitavān narendra śāpāt tadā brāhmaṇasattamasya | tataś cakram apatat tasya bhūmau sa viddhah samare sūtaputraḥ ||
تب، اے نریندر، اُس برہمنِ برتر کے شاپ کے سبب اُس کا رتھ ڈگمگانے اور لڑکھڑانے لگا۔ پھر اُس کے رتھ کا پہیہ زمین پر آ گرا، اور میدانِ جنگ میں سوت پُتر کرن زخمی ہو کر گر پڑا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata theme that actions and moral breaches can bear fruit later through seemingly external forces—here, a Brahmin’s curse—so that even a mighty warrior may become vulnerable at the critical moment.
Sañjaya reports to the king that Karna’s chariot becomes unsteady due to a Brahmin’s curse; its wheel drops to the ground, and in that helpless state Karna is struck down in the battle.