Shloka 91
अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्
Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
हयाश्न पतितारोहा: पत्तयश्न नराधिप । प्रदुद्रुवर्भयाद् राजन् धनंजयशराहता:,नरेश्वर! राजन! घुड़सवार गिर गये थे और घोड़े एवं पैदल सैनिक धनंजयके बाणोंसे अत्यन्त घायल हो भयके मारे भागे जा रहे थे
hayāś ca patitārohāḥ pattayaś ca narādhipa | pradudruvur bhayād rājan dhanañjaya-śarāhatāḥ ||
Sanjaya said: O lord of men, O King—horsemen were thrown down from their mounts, and the horses and foot-soldiers, grievously wounded by Dhanañjaya’s arrows, fled in panic. The scene shows how superior skill in battle can shatter an army’s morale, turning courage into fear when life is threatened and formations break.
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