Shloka 563
अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च
Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter
पज्चालानां तथा मध्ये कर्णोड्चरदभीतवत् । जैसे सिंह मृगोंके झुंडमें निर्भय विचरता दिखायी देता है, उसी प्रकार कर्ण पांचालोंकी सेनामें निर्भीकके समान विचरण करता था
pañcālānāṁ tathā madhye karṇo 'carad abhītavat | yathā siṁho mṛgāṇāṁ jhaṇḍe nirbhayo vicarati dṛśyate, tathā karṇaḥ pañcālānāṁ senāyāṁ nirbhīka iva vicarati sma ||
Sañjaya said: In the very midst of the Pañcālas, Karṇa moved about as though fearless. Just as a lion is seen roaming unafraid within a herd of deer, so Karṇa ranged through the Pañcāla army, displaying a boldness that made him seem beyond fear—an image that underscores the terrifying asymmetry of power on the battlefield and the moral tension of valor exercised in a destructive war.
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