Shloka 153
Aśvatthāman’s Arrow-Screen and the Confrontation with Yudhiṣṭhira (द्रौणि–युधिष्ठिर-संग्रामः)
भयावदीर्ण: संत्रासादबद्धं बहु भाषसे । तुम तो दुष्ट स्वभावके मूर्ख मनुष्य हो। बड़े-बड़े युद्धोंमें कैसे शत्रुका सामना किया जाता है, इस बातसे अनभिज्ञ हो। भयसे तुम्हारा हृदय विदीर्ण-सा हो रहा है; अतः डरके मारे बहुत-सी असंगत बातें कह रहे हो
bhayāvadīrṇaḥ saṃtrāsād abaddhaṃ bahu bhāṣase |
Wika ni Karna: “Nilamon ka ng takot at yumanig ka sa sindak, kaya kung anu-ano ang sinasabi mong walang ayos at walang batayan. Hindi mo alam kung paano hinaharap ang kaaway sa malalaking digmaan; waring napupunit ang iyong puso sa pangamba, kaya sa takot ay marami kang binibigkas na walang saysay.”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fear distorts judgment and speech; a warrior-leader is expected to maintain steadiness and speak with coherence and resolve, especially in crisis.
Karna rebukes his interlocutor for being panic-stricken and for speaking incoherently, asserting that the person does not understand how enemies are to be faced in major battles.