Shloka 45
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७
Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts
कर्ण पश्य महारज्गे ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् | असौ भीमो महेष्वास: संनिवृत्तो रणं प्रति
sañjaya uvāca | karṇa paśya mahāraṅge jvalantam iva pāvakam | asau bhīmo maheṣvāsaḥ saṃnivṛtto raṇaṃ prati |
Sañjaya nói: “Hỡi Karṇa, hãy nhìn kìa—trên sân khấu chiến trận mênh mông này, chàng rực cháy như ngọn lửa. Chính Bhīma, cung thủ vĩ đại ấy, đã quay lại và đang trở về phía chiến trường.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral-psychological dimension of war: a warrior’s resolve can appear as a consuming fire, reminding the listener that inner determination and wrath, once rekindled, drive one back into conflict—an image that also warns of war’s self-feeding intensity.
Sañjaya reports to Karṇa that Bhīma, described as a mighty archer, has turned back and is moving again toward the fighting; the battlefield is pictured as a grand arena, and Bhīma’s presence is likened to blazing fire.