Shloka 9
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
अस्त्रयोगश्न युद्धे च निमित्तानि तथैव च । सर्वमेतन्मया ज्ञेयं रथस्यास्य कुटुम्बिना
astrayogaś ca yuddhe ca nimittāni tathaiva ca | sarvam etan mayā jñeyaṃ rathasyāsya kuṭumbinā ||
桑阇耶说道：“战斗中兵器的正当运用，以及随之而来的种种征兆——这一切我都必须明了，因为我是这位战士之御者的随从。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that warfare is not only about physical prowess (astrayoga, the disciplined use of weapons) but also about attentiveness to nimittas—signs and omens believed to reveal moral and karmic currents shaping outcomes. It frames knowledge and alertness as a duty of one closely connected to the chariot and the warrior’s conduct in battle.
Sañjaya, the narrator, states that he must be able to recognize and understand both battlefield tactics and the omens occurring around the chariot/warrior, because he is an insider—an attendant connected with the chariot establishment—positioned to observe and interpret what unfolds.