Shloka 45
ददानीत्येव यो5वोचन्न नास्तीत्यर्थितो<र्थिभि: । सद्धिः सदा सत्पुरुष: स हतो द्वैरथे वृष:,जो माँगनेपर सदा यही कहता था कि “मैं दूँगा।” श्रेष्ठ याचकोंके माँगनेपर जिसके मुहसे कभी “नाहीं' नहीं निकला, वह धर्मात्मा कर्ण द्वैरथ युद्धमें मारा गया
dadānīty eva yo ’vocan na nāstīty arthito ’rthibhiḥ | saddhiḥ sadā satpuruṣaḥ sa hato dvairathe vṛṣaḥ ||
শল্য বললেন—যে সর্বদা বলত, “আমি দেব”, এবং যোগ্য প্রার্থীরা চাইলে যার মুখ থেকে কখনও “না” শব্দটি বেরোয়নি—সে সদা সৎপুরুষ, ধর্মনিষ্ঠ, নরশ্রেষ্ঠ কর্ণ রথযুদ্ধে নিহত হল।
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of unwavering generosity (dāna) and truthfulness in intent—being so committed to giving that one never utters ‘no’ to worthy supplicants—while also underscoring the Mahābhārata’s tension between personal virtue and the brutal outcomes of war.
Śalya, speaking in the context of Karṇa Parva’s battlefield events, remarks on Karṇa’s famed liberality and noble character, and then states the stark fact that this celebrated giver has been killed in a chariot-to-chariot duel.