Shloka 343
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
अर्जुनस्य वधे क्रूरां करोति सम तदा मतिम् । इधर कर्ण भी नरकासुरकी अन्तरात्मासे आविष्टचित्त होनेके कारण अर्जुनका वध करनेके लिये क्रूरतापूर्ण संकल्प करने लगा
arjunasya vadhe krūrāṁ karoti saṁ tadā matim |
毗湿摩波罗衍那说：就在那时，他生起了冷酷而无情的决意，要促成阿周那之死。其内心被压倒——心识为与那罗迦苏罗相关的影响所攫取——迦尔那遂转向残忍的杀意，立誓诛杀阿周那；这表明内在的“附着”与不加节制的敌意，足以扭曲判断，驱人走向非正法（adharma）。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A mind overtaken by hostile impulses or external influence can harden into cruelty; ethical discernment (dharma-buddhi) is lost when one nurtures vengeance, leading to resolutions that violate restraint and righteousness.
The narrator states that Karna, inwardly seized by an influence linked with Narakāsura, forms a ruthless determination to kill Arjuna—intensifying the antagonism and foreshadowing violent intent.