Shloka 23
घटोत्कच-कर्णयुद्धम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Karna Combat and the Release of Śakti
दैवादिष्टेडन्यथाभावो न मन्ये विद्यते क्वचित् । यतो नो युध्यमानानां परं शकक््त्या सुयोधन
daivādiṣṭe 'nyathābhāvo na manye vidyate kvacit | yato no yudhyamānānāṃ paraṃ śaktyā suyodhana
قال كارنا: «إذا كان القدر قد رسم مسارًا، فلا أظن أنّ ثمّة مآلًا آخر في أيّ مكان. فلهذا، يا سويودhana، ما دمنا قد انخرطنا في القتال، فابذل أقصى ما لديك من قوةٍ وعزم.»
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karna frames the situation as governed by destiny (daiva), yet urges decisive human effort: once battle is joined, one should act with full strength and resolve rather than waver over alternative outcomes.
In the midst of the Drona Parva fighting, Karna addresses Duryodhana (Suyodhana), asserting that what fate has ordained cannot be altered, and therefore Duryodhana should commit himself wholeheartedly to the ongoing war effort.