Shloka 13
लब्धलक्ष्यस्तु राधेय: पञ्चालानां महारथान् | अभ्यपीडयदायस्त: शरैमेंघ इवाचलम्,राधापुत्र कर्णका निशाना कभी चूकता नहीं था। जैसे मेघ किसी पर्वतपर जलकी धारा गिराता है, उसी प्रकार वह प्रयत्नपूर्वक बाणोंकी वर्षा करके पांचाल महारथियोंको पीड़ा देने लगा
labdhalakṣyas tu rādheyaḥ pañcālānāṃ mahārathān | abhyapīḍayad āyastaḥ śaraiḥ megha ivācalam ||
Sañjaya said: Having found his mark, Rādheya (Karna) began to press hard upon the great chariot-warriors of the Pāñcālas. With tireless effort he showered them with arrows, like a rain-cloud pouring streams upon a mountain—an image of relentless martial force that, in the ethical frame of the war, highlights both the warrior’s skill and the crushing cost borne by those caught in the storm of battle.
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