Shloka 27
कर्णेन व्यूहविधानम् — Karṇa’s Battle Formation and the Pāṇḍava Counter-Plan
Adhyāya 31
“मान्यवर! जैसे सूर्य और अरुणको देखते ही अन्धकार नष्ट हो जाता है, उसी प्रकार आप दोनोंको देखकर कुन्तीके पुत्र, पांचाल और सूंजय नष्ट हो जायाँ ।।
sañjaya uvāca | mānyavara! yathā sūryam aruṇaṃ ca dṛṣṭvaiva andhakāro naśyati, tathā yuvaṃ dṛṣṭvā kuntīputrāḥ pāñcālāḥ sūñjayāś ca naśyeyuḥ || rathināṃ pravaraḥ karṇo yantr̥ṇāṃ pravaro bhavān | saṃyogo yuvayor loke nābhūn na ca bhaviṣyati ||
三阇耶说道：“尊贵的大人！正如一见太阳与阿鲁那，黑暗便立刻消亡；同样，见到你们二人，昆蒂之子、般遮罗人与斯林阇耶族也将覆灭。迦尔那为战车武士之最，而你为御者之最。你们二人在世间的结合，前所未有——后亦不再有。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how decisive outcomes in war can hinge on the right combination of excellence—skill in combat (Karna as rathinām pravaraḥ) joined with mastery of control and guidance (the supreme charioteer). Ethically, it shows how praise and confidence are used to frame victory as ‘inevitable,’ shaping morale and perception as much as physical strength.
Sañjaya, reporting events of the battlefield, extols the formidable pairing of Karna with an unparalleled charioteer. Using the image of darkness vanishing at the sight of the Sun and Aruṇa, he predicts that the Pāṇḍavas and their allies (Pāñcālas and Sṛñjayas) would be overwhelmed upon seeing this combination.