Shloka 953
प्रपतन्तं रथात् कर्ण पश्यन्तु वसुधाधिपा: । “आज तुम्हारे बाणोंसे पीड़ित हुए भूमिपाल दीन और विषादयुक्त होकर हाहाकार मचाते हुए कर्णको रथसे नीचे गिरता देखें
prapatantaṁ rathāt karṇa paśyantu vasudhādhipāḥ |
Sañjaya nói: “Hãy để các vua chúa trên cõi đất chứng kiến Karṇa ngã khỏi chiến xa—bị mũi tên của ngươi đánh trúng và giày vò—khi những bậc quân vương khốn khổ, chìm trong tuyệt vọng, cất tiếng than khóc.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral gravity of war: even the mightiest warrior can be brought low, and the spectacle of a hero’s fall becomes a public lesson in the consequences of violence, pride, and the inexorable working of fate within kṣatriya conflict.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment in which Karṇa is seen falling from his chariot, struck by arrows; surrounding kings, themselves wounded and demoralized, cry out in anguish as they witness the reversal of fortune.