Shloka 20
रथचिह्नवर्णनम् / Description of Chariot Standards and Allied Advances
विषाग्निद्यूतसंक्लेशान् वनवासं च पाण्डवा: । स्मरमाणा न हास्यन्ति संग्राममिति मे मति:,मैं ऐसा मानता हूँ कि पाण्डव तुम्हारे द्वारा दिये हुए विष, अग्निदाह और द्यूतके क्लेशों तथा वनवासको याद करके कभी युद्धभूमि नहीं छोड़ेंगे
viṣāgnidyūta-saṅkleśān vanavāsaṃ ca pāṇḍavāḥ | smaramāṇā na hāsyanti saṅgrāmam iti me matiḥ ||
মোৰ দৃঢ় বিশ্বাস—তোমালোকৰ দিয়া বিষপ্ৰয়োগ, অগ্নিদাহ, দ্যূতৰ ক্লেশ আৰু বনবাসৰ দুখ স্মৰণ কৰি পাণ্ডৱসকলে কেতিয়াও যুদ্ধক্ষেত্ৰ ত্যাগ নকৰে।
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Past injustice becomes a moral and psychological fuel for steadfastness: Karna recognizes that the Pāṇḍavas’ remembrance of attempted murder (poison, fire), humiliation (dice), and hardship (exile) will harden their resolve, making retreat from war unlikely.
In the Drona Parva’s war context, Karna assesses the enemy’s mindset. He argues that the Pāṇḍavas, driven by memory of earlier wrongs and suffering, will remain committed to fighting rather than withdrawing from the battle.