Shloka 58
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
स वैक्लव्यं महत् प्राप्प छिन्नधन्वा शराहतः । तथा पुरुषमानी स प्रत्यपायाद् रथान्तरम्,यद्यपि कर्णको अपने पुरुषत्वका बड़ा अभिमान था, तो भी भीमसेनके बाणोंसे घायल हो धनुष कट जानेपर रथहीन होनेके कारण वह बड़ी भारी घबराहटमें पड़ गया और दूसरे रथपर बैठनेके लिये वहाँसे भाग निकला
sa vaiklavyaṃ mahat prāpya chinnadhanvā śarāhataḥ | tathā puruṣamānī sa pratyapāyād rathāntaram ||
Struck by arrows and with his bow cut down, he fell into great dismay; though proud of his manhood, he withdrew and fled toward another chariot. The verse underscores how, in the press of battle, even a warrior’s self-image can collapse when the instruments of combat and immediate support fail.
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