Shloka 72
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
“कर्ण! लाल नेत्रोंवाले उन शत्रुसंतापी पुरुषसिंह श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनको आज तुम एक रथपर बैठे हुए देखोगे ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
karṇa! lāla-netrau vāle śatru-santāpī puruṣa-siṃhau śrīkṛṣṇa-arjunau adya tvaṃ eka-rathe upaviṣṭau drakṣyasi ||
sārathir yasya vārṣṇeyo gāṇḍīvaṃ yasya kārmukam |
taṃ ced dhantāsi rādheya tvaṃ no rājā bhaviṣyasi ||
三阇耶说道：“迦尔那！今日你将见到圣奎师那与阿周那——如狮之男，灼烧其敌——同坐一乘战车。其御者为瓦尔什涅耶（奎师那），其弓为甘狄瓦；若你能杀死那阿周那，罗陀之子啊，你便将成为我们的王。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how political reward and ambition are used to spur a warrior toward a decisive, ethically weighty act—killing a foremost opponent. It also underscores the perceived invincibility created by the union of Arjuna’s martial prowess with Kṛṣṇa’s guidance, implying that victory is not merely physical strength but also strategic and moral support.
Sañjaya addresses Karna, describing the formidable sight of Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna together on one chariot. He then frames a conditional promise: if Karna can kill Arjuna—whose charioteer is Kṛṣṇa and whose bow is Gāṇḍīva—Karna will become their king, intensifying the stakes of the coming confrontation.