Shloka 15
Kṛpa’s Archery Display; Śikhaṇḍin Checked; Suketu Slain; Dhṛṣṭadyumna–Kṛtavarmā Clash (कृपशौर्य–पार्षतहार्दिक्ययुद्धम्)
यदा दिव्यं धनुरादाय पार्थ: प्रतापयन् पृतनां सव्यसाची । त्वां मर्दयिष्यन्निशितै: पृषत्कै- सस््तदा पश्चात् तप्स्यसे सूतपुत्र
yadā divyaṃ dhanur ādāya pārthaḥ pratāpayan pṛtanāṃ savyasācī | tvāṃ mardayiṣyann iśitaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ sa tadā paścāt tapsyase sūtaputra ||
三阇耶说道：当阿周那——能以双手施射的萨维亚萨奇——执起他的神弓，显其威力而压迫军阵，并意欲以锐利箭雨将你碾碎之时，那时，车夫之子啊，你终将于事后为悔恨所灼。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a moral warning: arrogance and overconfidence in war lead to later suffering. When true prowess (Arjuna’s disciplined, divinely-supported skill) is unleashed, the one who underestimated it (Karna) is foretold to experience painful regret and consequence.
Sanjaya foretells to Karna that Arjuna will take up his divine bow, overpower the opposing host, and aim to crush Karna with sharp arrows. The statement anticipates Karna’s later anguish—both from defeat and from the realization of Arjuna’s superior force in that moment of battle.