Mahabharata 7.177.70 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 177, Shloka 70
रथाक्षमात्रैरिषुभिरभ्यवर्षद् घटोत्कच: । रथिनामृषभं कर्ण धाराभिरिव तोयद:
sañjaya uvāca |
rathākṣamātrair iṣubhir abhyavarṣad ghaṭotkacaḥ |
rathinām ṛṣabhaṃ karṇaṃ dhārābhir iva toyadaḥ ||
മേഘം പർവതത്തിന്മേൽ ജലധാരകൾ പെയ്യുന്നതുപോലെ, ഘടോത്കചൻ രഥികളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ കർണ്ണന്റെ മേൽ രഥത്തിന്റെ അച്ചുതണ്ടിനോളം കട്ടിയുള്ള അമ്പുകൾ ധാരയായി വർഷിച്ചു.
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The verse highlights how, in war, even the most renowned warrior can be overwhelmed by sheer force and relentless assault; it points to the testing of valor and endurance, and the sobering reality that fame and rank do not exempt one from danger.
Sanjaya describes Ghaṭotkaca launching a heavy, continuous barrage of arrows—likened to rain-cloud torrents—against Karṇa, acclaimed as the foremost among chariot-fighters.
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