Mahabharata 7.175.20 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 175, Shloka 20
अपि स्वं समरे योधं धावमानं विचेतसम् । कर्णमेवाभ्यमन्यन्त ततो भीता द्रवन्ति ते,उस रणभूमिमें अचेत होकर भागते हुए अपने योद्धाको भी वे कर्ण ही समझ लेते और उसीसे डरकर भागने लगते थे
api svaṁ samare yodhaṁ dhāvamānaṁ vicetasam | karṇam evābhyamanyanta tato bhītā dravanti te ||
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—போர்க்களத்தில் தங்களுடைய வீரன் ஒருவன் திகைத்து ஓடிக்கொண்டிருந்தாலும், அவனை கர்ணன் என்று தவறாக எண்ணினர்; அந்த அச்சத்தால் அவர்கள் ஓடிப் பறந்தனர்.
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Fear in war can overpower discernment: when the mind is shaken, even one’s own side may be misperceived as the enemy, leading to rash flight and moral-psychological collapse.
Sañjaya describes troops so terrified of Karṇa that, amid the chaos, they mistake even their own fleeing warrior for Karṇa and, gripped by that fear, they themselves run away.
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