Shloka 89
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
(राजानं च महाबाहुं पीडयन्त्यात्तमन्यव: । राधेयो बहुभि: सार्थमसौ गच्छति वेगत: ।।
rājānaṃ ca mahābāhuṃ pīḍayanty āttamanyavaḥ | rādheyo bahubhiḥ sārtham asau gacchati vegataḥ || varjayitvā tu bhīmaṃ taṃ pārśvato hānayan dhanuḥ | taṃ pālayan mahārājaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraṃ balānvitaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：般度族的军队被怒火攫住，正猛烈压迫那位臂力无双的国王难敌（Duryodhana），使他陷入困厄。见此情形，罗陀耶（迦尔纳）刚毅强悍，携众多战士疾驰而去，弓置身侧；他有意不与毗摩纠缠，转而前往护卫达尔陀罗湿多罗之子之王。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds battlefield dharma as understood by warriors: protection of one’s king and ally is treated as a paramount obligation. Karna’s choice to set aside a direct engagement with Bhīma and instead rush to defend Duryodhana illustrates loyalty and prioritization of duty amid personal enmities.
The Pāṇḍava forces, enraged, are overwhelming and distressing Duryodhana. Karna, accompanied by many fighters, hastens toward Duryodhana to guard him, keeping his bow ready, and intentionally does not engage Bhīma at that moment.