Shloka 8
Jayadrathasya varaprāptiḥ (जयद्रथस्य वरप्राप्तिः) — Jayadratha’s boon and the restraint of the Pāṇḍava advance
कर्णस्तु बहुभिर्बाणैर््यमानो5$भिमन्युना । अपायाज्जवनैरश्वैस्ततो $नीकम भज्यत,अभिमन्युके चलाये हुए बहुसंख्यक बाणोंसे पीड़ित हुआ कर्ण अपने वेगशाली घोड़ोंकी सहायतासे शीघ्र ही रणभूमिसे भाग गया। इससे सारी सेनामें भगदड़ मच गयी
karṇas tu bahubhir bāṇair viddho ’bhimanyunā | apāyāj javanaiḥ aśvais tato ’nīkaṃ bhajyata ||
Sañjaya said: Struck and harassed by Abhimanyu’s many arrows, Karṇa withdrew swiftly with his fast horses. Seeing him turn away, the battle-formation broke and confusion spread through the host—showing how, in war, the wavering of a prominent warrior can unsettle an entire army and intensify the moral chaos of the field.
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