Shloka 14
Karna’s Martial Boast and Challenge to Bībhatsu
Arjuna
ये चेमे पृथवो दीर्घाश्वन्द्रबिम्बार्धदर्शना: । एते भीमस्य निशिता रिपुक्षयकरा: शरा:
ye ceme pṛthavo dīrghāś candrabimbārdhadarśanāḥ | ete bhīmasya niśitā ripukṣayakarāḥ śarāḥ ||
Uttara nói: “Còn những mũi tên này—bản rộng và dài, mũi lóe sáng như nửa vành nguyệt—là những tiễn sắc của Bhīma, được rèn để diệt trừ quân thù.”
उत्तर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined readiness and purposeful use of force in a righteous martial context: weapons are described not for cruelty, but as instruments intended to neutralize hostile aggression and protect one’s side in battle.
Uttara is identifying and describing a set of formidable arrows, attributing them to Bhīma and emphasizing their sharpness and enemy-destroying power, as part of the broader scene of preparing for or assessing battle equipment.