पश्यामि द्रवतीं सेनां पठ्चालानां जनार्दन । पश्यामि कर्ण समरे विचरन्तमभीतवत्,“जनार्दन! मैं समरभूमिमें निर्भय-से विचरते हुए कर्णको और भागती हुई पांचालोंकी सेनाको भी देख रहा हूँ
sañjaya uvāca | paśyāmi dravatīṃ senāṃ pāñcālānāṃ janārdana | paśyāmi karṇaṃ samare vicarantam abhītavat ||
Sañjaya said: “O Janārdana, I see the army of the Pāñcālas fleeing. I also see Karṇa moving about on the battlefield without fear.” In this report, the moral weight of war is conveyed through contrast: one side’s collapse into flight and the other’s steadfast, fearless advance—valor displayed amid the tragic unraveling of armies.
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