Shloka 31
द्रौणिप्रतिज्ञा–नारायणास्त्रवर्णनम्
Drauṇi’s Vow and the Description of the Nārāyaṇāstra
तांस्तु निर्जित्य समरे कर्णपुत्रो5प्यरोचत । मध्यंदिनमनुप्राप्तो घर्माशुरिव भारत,भारत! युद्धस्थलमें उन सबको जीतकर कर्णपुत्र वृषसेन भी दोपहरके प्रचण्ड किरणोंवाले सूर्यके समान उद्धासित हो रहा था
tāṁs tu nirjitya samare karṇaputro 'py arocata | madhyaṁdinam anuprāpto gharmāṁśur iva bhārata ||
सञ्जय उवाच—तान् समरे निर्जित्य कर्णपुत्रो वृषसेनोऽपि व्यरोचत; मध्यंदिनमनुप्राप्तो घर्मांशुरिव भारत।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the midday-sun simile to show how victory in war produces a dazzling outward brilliance that can mask inner ethical peril—martial success may intensify pride and momentum, even when the larger conflict is adharma-laden and tragic.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Vṛṣasena, Karṇa’s son, has defeated his opponents on the battlefield and now stands out conspicuously, blazing like the scorching sun at noon.