Shloka 2436
समभ्यधावद् वृषसेनमाहवे स सूतजस्य प्रमुखे स्थितस्तदा । तदनन्तर शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले मानवलोकके प्रमुख वीर किरीटधारी अर्जुनने समस्त सेनाओंके बीच माद्रीकुमार नकुलके घोड़ोंको वृषसेनद्वारा मारा गया और भगवान् श्रीकृष्णको अत्यन्त घायल हुआ देख युद्धस्थलमें वृषसेनपर धावा किया। वृषसेन उस समय कर्णके सामने खड़ा था
sa samabhyadhāvad vṛṣasenam āhave sa sūtajasya pramukhe sthitas tadā | tad-anantaraṃ śatru-vīrāṇāṃ saṃhāra-karaṇe mānava-lokasya pramukha-vīraḥ kirīṭadhārī arjunaḥ samasta-senānāṃ madhye mādrī-kumāra-nakulasya ghodān vṛṣasenena māritān bhagavantaṃ śrī-kṛṣṇaṃ cātyanta-ghāyitaṃ dṛṣṭvā yuddha-sthale vṛṣasene par dhāvāṃ cakāra | vṛṣasenaḥ saṃprati karṇasya sammukhe tiṣṭhatīti ||
三阇耶说道：随后，戴冠的阿周那——人间最卓绝的英雄、摧灭敌方勇将者——在战场上向弗利沙塞那发起冲锋。他在万军之中看见：弗利沙塞那已杀死了马德丽之子那俱罗的战马，又使圣主室利·奎师那身负重创；于是阿周那在激战正酣处直扑弗利沙塞那。那时，弗利沙塞那正列阵于迦尔那之前。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the kṣatriya ethic of immediate response to grave harm on the battlefield: Arjuna’s duty-driven resolve intensifies when he witnesses the loss of an ally’s resources (Nakula’s horses) and danger to his charioteer and guide, Kṛṣṇa. It frames righteous warfare as protection of one’s side and swift confrontation of a threatening adversary.
In the midst of the fighting, Vṛṣasena (Karṇa’s son) has killed Nakula’s horses and Kṛṣṇa is seen badly wounded. Arjuna, identified by his diadem, charges directly at Vṛṣasena. Vṛṣasena is positioned before Karṇa, indicating Arjuna’s assault also presses toward Karṇa’s immediate front.