Shloka 263
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
मध्यंदिनगतोडर्चिष्मान् शरदीव दिवाकर: । तत्पश्चात् सूतपुत्र कुपित हो बाणोंकी वर्षा करता हुआ शरत्कालके दोपहरके तेजस्वी सूर्यकी भाँति शोभा पाने लगा
madhyaṃdinagato 'rciṣmān śaradīva divākaraḥ | tatpaścāt sūtaputraḥ kupito bāṇānāṃ varṣaṃ kurvan śaratkālasya madhyāhnasya tejasvī sūrya iva śobhāṃ lebhe |
サンジャヤは言った。「秋の季節の真昼、燦然と輝く太陽のごとく、御者の子カルナはそののち—怒りに燃えて—矢の雨を降らせ始めた。そしてその苛烈な武威の顕現の中で、彼は正午の秋日さながらに眩く輝いた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger can intensify one’s power into a scorching, destructive brilliance—suggesting an ethical tension in war: valor and skill must be governed by restraint, or they become like the noon sun that burns as it shines.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa becoming enraged and unleashing a dense barrage of arrows. His appearance and force are compared to the radiant autumn sun at midday, emphasizing his overwhelming battlefield presence.