Shloka 31
द्रौणिप्रतिज्ञा–नारायणास्त्रवर्णनम्
Drauṇi’s Vow and the Description of the Nārāyaṇāstra
तांस्तु निर्जित्य समरे कर्णपुत्रो5प्यरोचत । मध्यंदिनमनुप्राप्तो घर्माशुरिव भारत,भारत! युद्धस्थलमें उन सबको जीतकर कर्णपुत्र वृषसेन भी दोपहरके प्रचण्ड किरणोंवाले सूर्यके समान उद्धासित हो रहा था
tāṁs tu nirjitya samare karṇaputro 'py arocata | madhyaṁdinam anuprāpto gharmāṁśur iva bhārata ||
Sañjaya said: Having conquered them in the battle, Karṇa’s son Vṛṣasena shone forth. Reaching the height of midday, he blazed like the sun with scorching rays—an image that underscores how martial success can intoxicate the warrior with radiance and pride even amid the moral darkness of fratricidal war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the midday-sun simile to show how victory in war produces a dazzling outward brilliance that can mask inner ethical peril—martial success may intensify pride and momentum, even when the larger conflict is adharma-laden and tragic.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Vṛṣasena, Karṇa’s son, has defeated his opponents on the battlefield and now stands out conspicuously, blazing like the scorching sun at noon.