Shloka 26
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
४७०४> «०५७ ७७ पल । नह | न हैँ ण ५ ८ ! ' | ि । आहत: स महाबाहुर्भीमो भीमपराक्रम:
āhataḥ sa mahābāhur bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ
Sañjaya nói: Bhīma, bậc đại lực có cánh tay hùng tráng, lừng danh vì dũng mãnh đáng sợ, đã bị đánh trúng trong trận chiến.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s war-ethos: even the greatest heroes, celebrated with epithets of strength and fearsome prowess, are still subject to injury and reversal in battle—highlighting the harsh impartiality of warfare and the fragility beneath martial glory.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīma, famed for immense strength and terrifying valor, has been struck by an opponent during the ongoing combat in the Karṇa Parva.