Shloka 26
गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
हतो वैकर्तन: कर्ण: पुत्राश्नास्य महारथा: । भूरिश्रवा रौहिणेय मद्रराजश्न वीर्यवान्
hato vaikartanaḥ karṇaḥ putrāś cāsya mahārathāḥ | bhūriśravā rauhiṇeyo madrarājaś ca vīryavān ||
那罗陀说道：“瓦伊迦尔塔那·迦尔纳已被杀；他的诸子——皆为大车战士——亦同样殒命。布胡里施罗婆斯也已倒下，罗希涅耶（萨底耶迦）亦然，还有那勇武的摩陀罗王。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the sweeping devastation of war: celebrated warriors and royal houses fall alike. It implicitly warns that martial glory is transient and that large-scale conflict, especially when driven by adharma and vengeance, culminates in irreversible loss.
Nārada reports key deaths among major combatants: Karṇa and his sons, Bhūriśravas, Rauhiṇeya (Sātyaki), and the Madra king (Śalya). It functions as a grim tally of fallen heroes in the late stages of the Kurukṣetra war.