Shloka 50
तथा कर्ण महेष्वासं पुत्रास्तव नराधिप । उपालीयन्त संत्रासात् पाण्डवस्थ महात्मन:
tathā karṇa maheṣvāsaṃ putrās tava narādhipa | upālīyanta saṃtrāsāt pāṇḍavastha mahātmanaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，正如众生畏惧死亡而归依于法（Dharma），你的诸子也同样——因惧怕大心的般度族阿周那——开始躲到强弓善射的迦尔纳身后寻求庇护。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a moral analogy: just as beings threatened by death instinctively seek the protection of dharma, so frightened warriors seek a protector in battle. It highlights how fear drives refuge-seeking, and it implicitly contrasts true refuge (dharma) with worldly refuge (a powerful fighter).
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava princes, alarmed by Arjuna’s might on the battlefield, cluster behind Karṇa for protection, treating him as their shield against the Pāṇḍava hero.