Shloka 943
अद्य कर्ण महावेगा: प्रेषयन्तु यमक्षयम् । “आज तुम्हारे हाथोंसे छूटे हुए महान् वेगशाली, भयंकर एवं विशाल बाण कर्णका मर्मस्थल विदीर्ण करके उसे यमलोक भेज दें
adya karṇa mahāvegāḥ preṣayantu yamakṣayam
Sañjaya nói: “Hôm nay, hỡi Karṇa, ước gì những mũi tên có tốc lực ghê gớm ấy được phóng ra, để xuyên trúng yếu huyệt và đưa hắn đến cõi bất diệt của Yama.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the war-ethic of decisive action: in a dharma-yuddha setting, a warrior’s resolve and skill can culminate in lethal finality, reminding the listener that martial choices carry irreversible moral and existential consequences.
Sañjaya, narrating the battle, invokes or urges that Karṇa’s swift arrows be loosed with deadly effect—piercing a vital point and consigning the opponent to Yama’s domain—signaling an imminent, life-ending strike in the combat.