शूराश् च हि कृतास्त्राश् च बलिनः स्वर्गलिप्सवः ॥
धर्मज्ञा युद्धकुशला हन्युर् युद्धे सुरान् अपि ॥
एते स्थास्यन्ति संग्रामे पाण्डवानां वधार्थिनः ॥
जयम् आकाङ्क्षमाणा हि कौरवेयस्य दंशिताः ॥
दैवायत्तम् अहं मन्ये जयं सुबलिनाम् अपि ॥
यत्र भीष्मो महाबाहुः शेते शरशताचितः ॥
śūrāś ca hi kṛtāstrāś ca balinaḥ svargalipsavaḥ ||
dharmajñā yuddhakuśalā hanyur yuddhe surān api ||
ete sthāsyanti saṃgrāme pāṇḍavānāṃ vadhārthinaḥ ||
jayam ākāṅkṣamāṇā hi kauraveyasya daṃśitāḥ ||
daivāyattam ahaṃ manye jayaṃ subalinām api ||
yatra bhīṣmo mahābāhuḥ śete śaraśatācitaḥ ||
"Brave and skilled in weapons, mighty, longing for heaven, knowing dharma, skilled in battle -- they would strike down even the gods in battle. These will stand in the battle, seeking to slay the Pandavas, for they long for victory, the men of the Kauravya, clad in armor. [But] I consider the victory even of the very mighty dependent on fate -- where mighty-armed Bhishma lies covered with hundreds of arrows."
2b61a2bc098f · 发布于 2026年7月19日 16:40:45 UTC
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Having listed his formidable allies, Karna himself admits: "the victory even of the mighty depends on fate." It is telling that his proof is fallen Bhishma -- unconquerable, and yet struck down. The verse teaches that even the greatest might is subject to fate; and one who counts up his heroes must remember the fallen, for number and valor do not command the outcome -- it lies in higher hands.