Shloka 26
अध्याय २९: कर्णस्य शल्यं प्रति शापस्मरणं च युद्धनिश्चयः | Chapter 29: Karṇa recalls curses to Śalya and declares resolve for battle
फिर सात्यकिने भी लौटकर कर्णको तीखे बाणोंसे घायल करके पुनः उसे एक सौ निन्यानबे भयंकर बाण मारे ।।
tataḥ sātyakine bhūyaḥ pratyāgatya karṇam iṣubhis tīkṣṇair viddhvā punar enam ekonaviṃśatiśataṃ ghorān bāṇān avākirat | tataḥ pravīrāḥ pārthānāṃ sarve karṇam apīḍayan | yudhāmanyuḥ śikhaṇḍī ca draupadeyāḥ prabhadrakāḥ | uttamaujā yuyutsuś ca nakulaḥ sahadeva eva ca | dhṛṣṭadyumno 'tha cedyāś ca kārūṣā matsyakekayāḥ | balavāṃś cekitānaś ca dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | ete rathāś ca aśvārohā gajārohāḥ padātayaḥ | raṇe karṇaṃ samantād ghorair astrāṇi śastrāṇi ca varṣayām āsuḥ | bhīṣaṇāni vacāṃsi bruvāṇāḥ karṇavadhaṃ niścitya tasthuḥ ||
三阇耶说道：萨提耶吉又一次折返，以锋利之箭伤及迦尔那，继而再以一百一十九支可怖的箭矢倾泻其身。于是，般度诸子一方的诸位首要勇士齐齐逼压迦尔那——尤达曼纽、尸佉ṇḍ因、德罗帕蒂的五子、普罗婆陀罗迦众、乌塔摩阇、优优图苏、那库罗与娑诃提婆、德里什塔丢姆那、支提与迦卢沙诸军，以及摩蹉与计迦耶的兵势；又有强悍的切吉坦那与守誓不渝的法王由提施提罗。战车武士、骑兵、象兵与步卒在战场上四面合围，诸般兵刃如雨倾落。众人厉声咆哮，皆已决意取迦尔那之命。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights how war amplifies collective resolve and hostility: many warriors unite to bring down a single powerful opponent. Ethically, it shows the tension between kṣatriya-duty (ending a dangerous enemy to protect one’s side) and the hardening of intention—‘having resolved to kill’—which can eclipse compassion and restraint even among dharma-minded leaders.
Sātyaki turns back to re-engage Karṇa, wounds him with sharp arrows, and follows with a heavy volley. Then leading Pāṇḍava-aligned heroes and allied contingents—named one by one—surround Karṇa from all sides and shower him with various weapons, declaring fierce words and standing determined on his death.