Shloka 28
अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa
स त्वया पुरुषव्याप्र कथं युद्धे निष्दितः । तन्ममाचक्ष्व कौन्तेय यथा कर्णो हतस्त्वया
sa tvayā puruṣavyāghra kathaṃ yuddhe niṣāditaḥ | tan mamācakṣva kaunteya yathā karṇo hatas tvayā ||
যুধিষ্ঠির বললেন—হে পুরুষব্যাঘ্র! যুদ্ধে তুমি সেই কর্ণকে কীভাবে নিধন করলে? হে কৌন্তেয়! কর্ণ যেভাবে তোমার হাতে নিহত হল, সে সমস্ত আমাকে বিস্তারিত বলো।
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights responsible inquiry after a morally weighty act: even in righteous war, the manner of a great warrior’s fall matters, inviting reflection on dharma, necessity, and the ethical contours of victory.
After learning that Karṇa has been killed, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Arjuna with a heroic epithet and asks him to recount precisely how Karṇa was brought down in battle, seeking a full report of the circumstances.