Shloka 263
मध्यंदिनगतोडर्चिष्मान् शरदीव दिवाकर: । तत्पश्चात् सूतपुत्र कुपित हो बाणोंकी वर्षा करता हुआ शरत्कालके दोपहरके तेजस्वी सूर्यकी भाँति शोभा पाने लगा
madhyaṃdinagato 'rciṣmān śaradīva divākaraḥ | tatpaścāt sūtaputraḥ kupito bāṇānāṃ varṣaṃ kurvan śaratkālasya madhyāhnasya tejasvī sūrya iva śobhāṃ lebhe |
Sañjaya said: Like the radiant sun at midday in the autumn season, the charioteer’s son (Karna) then—angered—began to pour down a rain of arrows, and in that fierce display of martial power he shone like the blazing autumn sun at noon.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger can intensify one’s power into a scorching, destructive brilliance—suggesting an ethical tension in war: valor and skill must be governed by restraint, or they become like the noon sun that burns as it shines.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa becoming enraged and unleashing a dense barrage of arrows. His appearance and force are compared to the radiant autumn sun at midday, emphasizing his overwhelming battlefield presence.