Shloka 162
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
यथा हास्य भुजीौ पीनौ नागराजकरोपमौ,राजेन्द्र! गजराजके शुण्डदण्डके समान जैसी इसकी मोटी भुजाएँ हैं तथा समस्त शत्रुओंका संहार करनेमें समर्थ जैसा इसका विशाल वक्ष:स्थल है, उससे सूचित होता है कि परशुरामजीका यह प्रतापी शिष्य महामनस्वी धर्मात्मा वैकर्तन कर्ण कोई प्राकृत पुरुष नहीं है
yathā hāsya bhujau pīnau nāgarāja-karopamau, rājendra! gajarāja-ke śuṇḍa-daṇḍa-ke samāna; jaisī isakī moṭī bhujāeṁ haiṁ tathā samasta śatruoṁ kā saṁhāra karane meṁ samartha jaisā isakā viśāla vakṣaḥsthala hai, usase sūcita hotā hai ki paraśurāma-jī kā yaha pratāpī śiṣya mahāmanasvī dharmātmā vaikartana karṇa koī prākṛta puruṣa nahīṁ hai.
Wika ni Duryodhana: “Kung paanong makapal at makapangyarihan ang kanyang mga bisig, gaya ng bisig ng hari ng mga ahas, at gaya ng pamalong tila punò ng elepanteng-hari; at kung paanong ang malapad niyang dibdib ay wari’y kayang durugin ang lahat ng kaaway—ang mga palatandaang ito’y nagpapakita na si Karṇa Vaikartana, ang makapangyarihang alagad ni Paraśurāma, dakila ang loob at matuwid sa dharma, ay hindi karaniwang tao.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
External signs of strength and discipline are used to infer inner excellence: Duryodhana reads Karna’s bodily marks as evidence of extraordinary training and destiny, framing him as a dharmic, formidable ally—while also hinting at how power and loyalty can be ethically complex in war.
In the Karna Parva battle context, Duryodhana extols Karna’s exceptional might—comparing his arms to a serpent-king’s forearms and an elephant-king’s trunk—and concludes that Parashurama’s disciple Karna is no ordinary warrior, thereby bolstering confidence in their side.