Shloka 256
अभ्यापतत् कर्णसुतो महारथं यथा महेन्द्र नमुचि: पुरा तथा । महासमरमें सहस्रों बाण धारण करनेवाले भयंकर नरवीर महारथी अर्जुनको अपनी ओर आते देख कर्णकुमार वृषसेन भी उनकी ओर उसी प्रकार दौड़ा
sañjaya uvāca |
abhyāpatat karṇasuto mahārathaṃ yathā mahendraṃ namuciḥ purā tathā |
三阇耶说道：迦尔那之子、伟大的车战勇士，向那位强者猛冲而去，正如古时那牟支曾袭击摩诃因陀罗（因陀罗）一般。在这可怖的大战挤压之中，他看见阿周那——可畏而坚定，携带无数箭矢——正向自己逼近，弗利沙塞那也随即迎面冲杀，以古老的范式昭示：大胆的挑战者敢于向诸天之主出手。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya valor and the epic ethic of meeting a formidable opponent head-on. By likening Vṛṣasena’s charge to Namuci’s assault on Indra, it underscores how war magnifies daring and ambition—yet also hints at the moral ambiguity of challenging a superior power, a recurring Mahābhārata tension between courage and rightful order.
In the Karṇa Parva battle sequence, Vṛṣasena (Karna’s son) sees Arjuna advancing in the fierce melee and charges directly at him. Sanjaya frames this moment with a mythic comparison: as Namuci once attacked Indra, so Vṛṣasena now rushes at the great warrior.