Shloka 87
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०
Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance
एवं विद्वान् मावमंस्था: सूतपुत्राच्युतार्जुनौ । नृसिंहौ तो महात्मानौ जोषमास्स्व विकत्थने
evaṁ vidvān māvamaṁsthāḥ sūtaputrācyutārjunau | nṛsiṁhau tau mahātmānau joṣam āssva vikatthane ||
فإذا علمتَ ذلك، يا ابنَ السُّوتا، فلا تَزْدَرِ أَچْيُوتا (كريشنا) ولا أرجونا. فهذان البطلان العظيمَا النفس كأَسَدَيْنِ بين الناس. فكُفَّ عن كلام التباهي واجلس صامتًا.
काक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches restraint in speech and the ethical duty to respect truly great persons; boasting and contempt toward the virtuous and powerful leads to moral and practical ruin.
Kāka addresses Karṇa, warning him not to insult Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta) and Arjuna, describing them as lion-like great souls, and urging him to stop bragging and remain silent.