Shloka 3
कर्ण तु शूरं पतितं पृथिव्यां शराचितं शोणितदिग्धगात्रम् । यदृच्छया सूर्यमिवावनिस्थं दिदृक्षव: सम्परिवार्य तस्थु:
karṇaṃ tu śūraṃ patitaṃ pṛthivyāṃ śarācitaṃ śoṇitadigdhagātram | yadṛcchayā sūryam ivāvani-sthaṃ didṛkṣavaḥ samparivārya tasthuḥ ||
三阇耶说道：迦尔纳这位英雄倒卧于地，周身被无数箭矢贯穿，血污遍体。他躺在那里，仿佛太阳因命运的奇异转折而坠落尘土，成了夺人目光的景象——众人环立其旁，围住他的遗体，争相瞻望。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the paradox of martial glory: a warrior’s fame can remain radiant even when the body is broken. It also points to the role of yadṛcchā—an unpredictable turn of fate—suggesting that human prowess operates within larger forces, and that the battlefield exposes both the dignity and the fragility of kṣatriya life.
Sañjaya reports that Karṇa has fallen on the battlefield, riddled with arrows and covered in blood. His fallen form draws onlookers, who gather around and stand encircling him, as if beholding a sun-like figure brought down to earth by destiny.