कर्णस्यापि महाराज शङ्खगोक्षीरपाण्डुरैः ॥
चित्रकाञ्चनसंनाहैः सदश्वैर् वेगवत्तरैः ॥
हेमकक्ष्याध्वजोपेतं कॢप्तयन्त्रपताकिनम् ॥
अग्र्यं रथं सुयन्तारं बहुशस्त्रपरिच्छदम् ॥
उपाजह्रुस् तम् आस्थाय कर्णो ऽप्य् अभ्यद्रवद् रिपून् ॥
एतत् ते सर्वम् आख्यातं यन् मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥
karṇasyāpi mahārāja śaṅkhagokṣīrapāṇḍuraiḥ ||
citrakāñcanasaṃnāhaiḥ sadaśvair vegavattaraiḥ ||
hemakakṣyādhvajopetaṃ kḷptayantrapatākinam ||
agryaṃ rathaṃ suyantāraṃ bahuśastraparicchadam ||
upājahrus tam āsthāya karṇo 'py abhyadravad ripūn ||
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi ||
"And for Karna too, O great king, they brought a chariot with horses white as conch and milk, with wondrous golden armor, with good, swiftest horses, with a golden girth-strap and banner, with well-fitted tackle and flags, an excellent chariot, with a skilled charioteer, with an abundant store of weapons — they brought it; and mounting that chariot, Karna too rushed upon the foes. This is all that has been told to you, about which you question me."
393acc023ef4 · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 4:31:38 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
They give Karna a new chariot as well: the battle resumes, for no one wishes to yield. It is telling that the description of both chariots' adornment is equally splendid: the poet honors the equipment of both sides. The verse teaches that war knows no satiety — as soon as one warrior is disarmed, he is given a new chariot, and the struggle continues; and this tirelessness in prolonging the strife is itself the sign of a calamity with no end in sight.