Shloka 24
मया हस्तवता मुक्ता नाराचा वैद्युतत्विष: । गाण्डीवसृष्टा दास्यन्ति कर्णस्य परमां गतिम्
mayā hastavatā muktā nārācā vaidyutatviṣaḥ | gāṇḍīvasṛṣṭā dāsyanti karṇasya paramāṃ gatim ||
Sañjaya nói: “Ta khéo tay và vững vàng khi phóng tên. Những mũi nārāca sáng rực như tia chớp, do ta bắn ra từ cung Gāṇḍīva, sẽ ban cho Karṇa cái kết cục tối hậu, chí tôn.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the epic’s ethic of kṣatriya warfare: mastery of skill and unwavering resolve are portrayed as decisive forces that bring about an opponent’s destined end, underscoring how action (karma) in battle culminates in irreversible consequence.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s confident declaration of archery prowess: lightning-bright arrows released from the famed bow Gāṇḍīva are said to bring Karṇa to his ‘supreme end’—i.e., to his final fate on the battlefield.