Shloka 8
Aśvatthāman’s Arrow-Screen and the Confrontation with Yudhiṣṭhira (द्रौणि–युधिष्ठिर-संग्रामः)
घोररूपो महारीद्रस्तनुत्रास्थिविदारण: । निर्भिन्द्यां येन रुष्टो*हमपि मेरुं महागिरिम्,यह अत्यन्त भयंकर घोर बाण कवच तथा हडियोंको भी चीर देनेवाला है। मैं कुपित होनेपर इस बाणके द्वारा महान् पर्वत मेरुको भी विदीर्ण कर सकता हूँ
ghorarūpo mahārīdras tanutrāsthividāraṇaḥ | nirbhindyāṁ yena ruṣṭo 'ham api meruṁ mahāgirim ||
迦尔那说道：“此箭形相狰狞——乃巨大而锐利之矢，连甲胄与骨骼亦可劈裂。待我怒火炽盛，凭此一矢，纵是伟大的须弥山（Meru）亦可斩开。”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how wrath amplifies destructive intent: Karna frames his martial power as limitless when angered, illustrating the ethical danger of pride and rage in war—strength without restraint tends toward excess.
Karna is describing a fearsome weapon at his disposal, boasting that it can pierce armour and bone and that, if provoked, he could use it to cleave even the great mountain Meru—an image meant to convey overwhelming martial potency.