Shloka 6
जतुगृहदाहः — The Burning of the Lac House and the Pāṇḍavas’ Concealed Escape
स निरीक्ष्य महाबाहु: सर्वतो रड्भजमण्डलम् । प्रणाम द्रोणकृपयोर्नात्यादृतमिवाकरोत्,उस समय महाबाहु कर्णने रंगमण्डपमें सब ओर दृष्टि डालकर द्रोणाचार्य और कृपाचार्यको इस प्रकार प्रणाम किया, मानो उनके प्रति उसके मनमें अधिक आदरका भाव नहो
sa nirīkṣya mahābāhuḥ sarvato raṅgamaṇḍalam | praṇāma droṇakṛpayor nātyādṛtam ivākarot ||
After surveying the arena on all sides, the mighty-armed Karṇa offered his salutations to Droṇa and Kṛpa—but he did so in a manner that seemed to show little genuine reverence. The moment subtly signals a tension between outward etiquette and inner disposition, foreshadowing how pride and rivalry can erode the ethical substance behind formal respect.
वैशम्पायन उवाच