Shloka 40
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
जो प्राचीन कालमें क्रमशः ब्रह्मा, रुद्र, इन्द्र और वरुणकी सवारीमें आ चुका था, उसी आदि रथपर बैठकर श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन शत्रुओंकी ओर बढ़े चले जा रहे थे ।।
yaḥ prācīna-kāle kramaśaḥ brahmā-rudra-indra-varuṇānāṁ vāhanatām āgato ’bhūt, tasminn ādi-rathe niṣadya śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ pārthaś ca śatrūn prati prasthitau || atha taṁ ratham āyāntaṁ dṛṣṭvāty-adbhuta-darśanam | uvāca sūtaputraṁ karṇaṁ śalyaḥ punas taṁ yuddha-durmadam ||
三阇耶说道：那辆原初的战车——在远古曾依次为梵天、鲁陀罗、因陀罗与伐楼那所乘——如今载着圣克里希那与阿周那，向敌军推进。沙利耶见那战车驶来，景象奇绝，便又对迦尔那——那车夫之子、沉醉于战斗狂烈者——再度说道——
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how divine order and inherited sacred power (symbolized by the primeval chariot once used by great deities) stand behind Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, while also warning—through the epithet “battle-intoxicated”—that pride in war clouds judgment and invites ethical and strategic downfall.
Sañjaya describes Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna advancing toward the enemy on a wondrous, ancient chariot. As Śalya sees this extraordinary chariot approaching, he turns again to address Karṇa, setting up further dialogue meant to unsettle or admonish him amid the battle.