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अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
ततो रथवरान् राजन्नत्यतिक्रामदर्जुन:,राजन! तत्पश्चात् अर्जुन बड़े-बड़े रथियोंको लाँचकर आगे बढ़ गये। उस समय आकाशमें तपते हुए दोपहरके सूर्यके समान पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनकी ओर सम्पूर्ण प्राणी देख नहीं पाते थे
tato rathavarān rājann atitikrāmad arjunaḥ | rājann tatpaścāt arjunaḥ baḍe-baḍe rathiyoṃ ko lāṅghakara āge baḍh gaye | us samaya ākāśe tapte hue dopahar ke sūrya ke samān pāṇḍuputra arjuna kī ora sampūrṇa prāṇī dekh nahīṃ pāte the |
Sanjaya said: Then, O King, Arjuna surged forward, outstripping the foremost chariot-warriors. After leaping past those great fighters, he pressed on ahead. At that time, blazing in the sky like the scorching midday sun, the son of Pāṇḍu was so radiant that living beings could scarcely look toward him—an image of overwhelming martial energy that momentarily eclipses ordinary perception amid the moral storm of war.
संजय उवाच