Shloka 70
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
अद्य द्रक्ष्यसि त॑ वीर श्वेताश्व॑ं कृष्णसारथिम् | निध्नन्तं शात्रवान् संख्ये यं कर्ण परिपृच्छसि
adya drakṣyasi taṁ vīra śvetāśvaṁ kṛṣṇasārathim | nidhnantaṁ śātravān saṅkhye yaṁ karṇa paripṛcchasi ||
Sañjaya nói: “Hôm nay, hỡi dũng sĩ, ngài sẽ thấy Arjuna—người có ngựa trắng và Kṛṣṇa làm người đánh xe—đang chém giết quân thù giữa chiến địa; chính người ấy, hỡi Karṇa, mà ngài vẫn hỏi đến.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the decisive power of a righteous warrior supported by wise (and here, divine) guidance: Arjuna’s prowess is inseparable from Kṛṣṇa’s charioteership, suggesting that strength in war is ethically and strategically elevated when aligned with higher counsel and dharma.
Sañjaya addresses Karṇa and foretells an immediate battlefield sight: Karṇa will now witness Arjuna—on a chariot drawn by white horses with Kṛṣṇa as charioteer—actively slaughtering enemy forces, answering Karṇa’s earlier curiosity about him.