Shloka 2
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! पांचालों, चेदियों और केकयोंसे घिरे हुए भीमसेनको स्वयं वैकर्तन कर्णने बाणोंद्वारा अवरुद्ध करके उन्हें आगे बढ़नेसे रोक दिया ।। ततस्तु चेदिकारूषान् सृज्जयांश्न महारथान् । कर्णो जघान समरे भीमसेनस्य पश्यत:,तदनन्तर समरांगणमें कर्णने भीमसेनके देखते-देखते चेदि, कारूष और सूंजय महारथियोंका संहार आरम्भ कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca—rājan! pāñcālān cedikāruṣān kekayāṃś ca parivṛtān api bhīmasenaṃ vaikartanaḥ karṇaḥ śaraiḥ samantād avarudhya tasya gatiṃ nyavārayat. tataḥ sa samare bhīmasenasya paśyataś cedikāruṣān sṛñjayāṃś ca mahārathān kṛtāntavad ajaghanat.
三阇耶说道：“大王啊！纵然怖军（毗摩）被般遮罗、支提、迦卢沙与计迦耶诸军环围，车夫之子迦尔纳——瓦伊迦尔塔那——仍以密如骤雨的箭矢遏止其势，阻断其前进。继而在战场之上、在毗摩眼前，迦尔纳击倒支提、迦卢沙与斯林阇耶的诸大车战士，开启一场无情的屠戮。此景昭示战争阴沉的伦理：当目标唯有胜利而非克制时，勇武与战术的精妙便会化作不息的毁灭。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how martial excellence and determination, when directed solely toward victory, can become indiscriminate destruction. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-dharma: courage and skill are praised, yet the spectacle of slaughter before an opponent’s eyes also exposes the harsh moral weight of war.
Karna halts Bhima’s forward charge by hemming him in with arrows, despite Bhima being supported by allied contingents. Immediately afterward, in Bhima’s presence, Karna begins cutting down elite warriors from the Cedi, Karusha, and Sṛñjaya forces.