Shloka 4
कर्ण–कृष्णसंवादः (Karṇa–Kṛṣṇa-saṃvādaḥ) — Karṇa’s Statement on Lineage, Loyalty, and the ‘Śastra-yajña’ Metaphor
संजय उवाच आनुपूर्व्येण वाक्यानि तीक्ष्णानि च मृदूनि च । प्रियाणि धर्मयुक्तानि सत्यानि च हितानि च
sañjaya uvāca ānupūrvyeṇa vākyāni tīkṣṇāni ca mṛdūni ca | priyāṇi dharmayuktāni satyāni ca hitāni ca ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে— “ক্রম অনুসাৰে তেওঁ কেতিয়াবা তীক্ষ্ণ, কেতিয়াবা মৃদু; প্ৰিয়, ধৰ্মযুক্ত, সত্য আৰু হিতকৰ বাক্য ক’লে। তেওঁ কোৱা সকলো মোৰ পৰা শুনা।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech should be ethically grounded: even when it must be sharp, it should remain truthful, dharma-aligned, and aimed at welfare (hita), not harm.
Sanjaya introduces a forthcoming report of a speaker’s counsel, emphasizing that the words were delivered in a deliberate sequence and combined sternness with gentleness while remaining pleasing, righteous, true, and beneficial.