Shloka 90
Chapter 47: Krauñca-vyūha Deployment and Conch-Signals
Kaurava–Pāṇḍava Readiness
श्रुतं मे कर्ण भीष्मस्य द्वेषात् किल न योत्स्यसे । अस्मान् वरय राधेय यावद् भीष्मो न हन्यते
śrutaṃ me karṇa bhīṣmasya dveṣāt kila na yotsyase | asmān varaya rādheya yāvad bhīṣmo na hanyate ||
قال سَنجايا: «يا كارنا، لقد سمعتُ أنك، من شدة عداوتك لبهِيشما، لن تقاتل. يا ابن رادها (رادهيّا)، فاختر إذن صفَّنا—ولو إلى أن يُصرَع بهِيشما.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical conflict between personal enmity and collective obligation: a warrior’s private resentment is urged to be subordinated to the larger duty of supporting one’s side in a righteous (or at least pledged) cause of war.
Sañjaya reports that Karṇa, due to hostility toward Bhīṣma, intends not to fight while Bhīṣma leads the Kaurava forces; he urges Karṇa to align with and support the Kauravas at least until Bhīṣma is brought down.