Shloka 47
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
अथापरान् महाराज सूतपुत्र: प्रतापवान्
athāparān mahārāja sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān
Sañjaya nói: “Rồi, tâu Đại vương, người con của kẻ đánh xe—dũng mãnh vô song—cũng hướng sang những kẻ khác, thúc trận chiến tiến lên với uy lực không hề suy giảm.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the relentless forward drive of warfare and the warrior’s exertion of prowess; ethically, it highlights how martial identity and duty (as understood in the epic) propel action even amid escalating violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa, described as the powerful sūta’s son, now turns toward the remaining opponents—signaling a shift to further engagements in the ongoing battle.