Shloka 12
दुःशासनवधः (Duḥśāsana-vadha) — Bhīma’s vow-fulfillment in combat
महता शरवर्षेण राधेय: प्रत्यवारयत् । सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंके पारंगत विद्वान् राधापुत्र कर्णने बड़ी भारी बाण-वर्षा करके उन समस्त धनुर्धरोंको आगे बढ़नेसे रोक दिया ।। ११ $ ।। दुर्योधनं च विंशत्या शीघ्रमस्त्रमुदीरयन्
sañjaya uvāca | mahatā śaravarṣeṇa rādhēyaḥ pratyavārayat | duryodhanaṃ ca viṃśatyā śīghram astram udīrayan |
三阇耶说道：罗陀耶（迦尔纳）以滂沱箭雨猛然压制敌方弓手，使其不得前进。继而他迅疾发出诸般飞矢，又以二十箭射中杜律约陀那——此事正显战阵之混乱与道义之两难：在无休止的武力炫示中，连同盟亦可能误遭其害。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war magnifies both skill and moral peril: extraordinary martial power can restrain enemies, yet the same relentless force—amid confusion—may harm even one’s own side, reminding readers that violence is inherently unstable and ethically hazardous.
Sanjaya reports that Karna unleashes a massive volley of arrows to halt the advance of opposing archers. In the same sequence he rapidly discharges weapons and hits Duryodhana with twenty arrows, indicating the intensity and disorder of the fighting at this moment.