Shloka 13
लब्धलक्ष्यस्तु राधेय: पञ्चालानां महारथान् | अभ्यपीडयदायस्त: शरैमेंघ इवाचलम्,राधापुत्र कर्णका निशाना कभी चूकता नहीं था। जैसे मेघ किसी पर्वतपर जलकी धारा गिराता है, उसी प्रकार वह प्रयत्नपूर्वक बाणोंकी वर्षा करके पांचाल महारथियोंको पीड़ा देने लगा
labdhalakṣyas tu rādheyaḥ pañcālānāṃ mahārathān | abhyapīḍayad āyastaḥ śaraiḥ megha ivācalam ||
Sañjaya said: Having found his mark, Rādheya (Karṇa) pressed hard upon the Pāñcāla great chariot-warriors, showering them with arrows without pause—like a rain-cloud pouring torrents upon a mountain.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, in war, perfected skill and unwavering exertion can become overwhelming force; ethically, it invites reflection on the tension between kṣatriya duty (displaying prowess and resolve) and the suffering inflicted when such power is unleashed without respite.
Sañjaya reports that Karna, now fully on target, relentlessly assails the leading Pāñcāla chariot-warriors, raining arrows upon them like a cloud pouring down on a mountain.