Shloka 29
कर्णनिधनश्रवणम् — Hearing of Karṇa’s Fall and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament
राजन्! भगदत्तके विद्वान् और महाबली पुत्रको युद्धमें बाजकी तरह झपटनेवाले नकुलने मार गिराया ।। पितामहस्तव तथा बाह्लीक: सह बाह्लिकै: । निहतो भीमसेनेन महाबलपराक्रम:,आपके पितामह बाह्नलीक भी महान् बल-पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न थे। वे भीमसेनके हाथसे बाह्लीक योद्धाओंसहित मारे गये
sañjaya uvāca | rājan! bhagadattake vidvān mahābalī putraṃ yuddhe bājakīva jhaṭapṭamānaḥ nakulaḥ mārayām āsa || pitāmahas tava tathā bāhlīkaḥ saha bāhlīkaiḥ | nihato bhīmasenena mahābala-parākramaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：大王啊，那俱罗在战中迅疾如鹰隼俯冲，击倒了婆伽达多那博学而强悍的儿子。又，陛下之祖父婆诃利迦，虽具大力与英勇，也与婆诃利迦诸战士一道，为毗摩塞那所杀。于是，在战争无情的进程里，当命运与武力在战场上交汇之时，纵是名闻遐迩的长者与强大的斗将，也终将陨落。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the inexorable cost of war: learning, age, lineage, and personal valor do not guarantee survival. In the Mahabharata’s ethical frame, battlefield outcomes reveal the harsh convergence of kṣatriya duty, human effort, and destiny—reminding the listener that violence, once unleashed, consumes even the eminent.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that Nakula swiftly kills the strong and learned son of Bhagadatta, and that Bhimasena kills the elder Bahlika along with Bahlika warriors. It is a battlefield update marking significant Kaurava losses.