स मार्गणगणैः कर्णो दिशः प्रच्छाद्य सर्वशः ॥
जघानास्त्रं महाराज घटोत्कचसमीरितम् ॥
ततः प्रहस्य समरे भैमसेनिर् महाबलः ॥
प्रादुश्चक्रे महामायां कर्णं प्रति महारथम् ॥
स दृष्ट्वा पुनर् आयान्तं रथेन रथिनां वरम् ॥
घटोत्कचम् असंभ्रान्तं राक्षसैर् बहुभिर् वृतम् ॥
सिंहशार्दूलसदृशैर् मत्तद्विरदविक्रमैः ॥
गजस्थैश् च रथस्थैश् च वाजिपृष्ठगतैस् तथा ॥
sa mārgaṇagaṇaiḥ karṇo diśaḥ pracchādya sarvaśaḥ ||
jaghānāstraṃ mahārāja ghaṭotkacasamīritam ||
tataḥ prahasya samare bhaimasenir mahābalaḥ ||
prāduścakre mahāmāyāṃ karṇaṃ prati mahāratham ||
sa dṛṣṭvā punar āyāntaṃ rathena rathināṃ varam ||
ghaṭotkacam asaṃbhrāntaṃ rākṣasair bahubhir vṛtam ||
siṃhaśārdūlasadṛśair mattadviradavikramaiḥ ||
gajasthaiś ca rathasthaiś ca vājipṛṣṭhagatais tathā ||
...most fierce, showered the son of the suta with showers of stones. Then, having applied the weapon of Vayu, best among knowers of weapons, Karna Vaikartana, the bull among men, dispersed that cloud of doom. Karna, veiling all directions of space with masses of arrows, struck down the weapon, O great king, loosed by Ghatotkacha. Then, laughing in the fight, the son of Bhimasena, of great might, displayed a great sorcery against Karna, the great warrior. He, seeing him advancing once more on a chariot, the best of warriors...
5aec29bfae60 · publicado 19 jul 2026, 16:49:34 UTC
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Against the cloud of doom Karna sets the weapon of Vayu — the wind that scatters clouds: element answers element. It is telling that Ghatotkacha, dispersed, again "laughing" works a new sorcery — he is untiring. The verse teaches that the struggle of two masters is an endless exchange of moves and counters; and as long as neither is broken in spirit, the contest continues — for true perseverance meets each defeat with a fresh design, not despair.