Shloka 12

Devanagari script

कर्ण उवाच काममीक्षामहे सर्वे दुर्योधन तवेप्सितम्‌ । ऐकमत्यं हि नो राजन्‌ सर्वेषामेव लक्षये,कर्ण बोला--ददुर्योधन! हम सब लोग तुम्हारी अभिलषित कामनाकी पूर्तिके लिये सचेष्ट हैं। राजन! इस विषयमें हम सभीका एक मत दिखायी देता है

Transliteration

Karṇa uvāca: kāmam īkṣāmahe sarve Duryodhana tavāpsitam | aikamatyaṃ hi no rājan sarveṣām eva lakṣaye ||

Translation

قال كَرْنَة: «يا دُريودhana، إنّا جميعًا نتطلع إلى إتمام الرغبة التي تسعى إليها. أيها الملك، أرى أن لنا في هذا الأمر رأيًا واحدًا واتفاقًا عامًا.»

Word by Word

कर्णःKarna

उवाचsaid

कामम्desire; wish

ईक्षामहेwe desire/seek; we intend

सर्वेall (of us)

दुर्योधनO Duryodhana

तवof you; your

ईप्सितम्desired; wished-for

ऐकमत्यंunanimity; one-mindedness

हिindeed; for

नःof us; our

राजन्O king

सर्वेषाम्of all

एवindeed; just

लक्षयेI perceive; I observe

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Karṇa

Duryodhana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the power and peril of collective resolve: loyalty and unanimity can strengthen a leader’s plans, but ethically it also raises the question of whether unity is being used in service of righteous aims (dharma) or merely to advance personal desire (kāma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna addresses Duryodhana, assuring him that the group is aligned with Duryodhana’s intended objective and that there is a shared consensus to work toward fulfilling his desire.