Shloka 22
कर्णस्य मन्त्रः — Duryodhana-प्रति नीति-विचारः
Karna’s Counsel on Strategy toward the Pāṇḍavas
दुपद उवाच भवान् वा विधिवत पार्णिं गृह्नातु दुहितुर्मम । यस्य वा मन्यसे वीर तस्य कृष्णामुपादिश,द्रपद बोले--वीर! तब आप ही विधिपूर्वक मेरी पुत्रीका पाणिग्रहण करें अथवा आप अपने भाइयोंमेंसे जिसके साथ चाहें, उसीके साथ कृष्णाको विवाहकी आज्ञा दे दें
dupada uvāca bhavān vā vidhivat pārṇiṁ gṛhṇātu duhitur mama | yasya vā manyase vīra tasya kṛṣṇām upādiśa ||
Dupada sprach: „O Held, du kannst selbst nach rechtem Ritus die Hand meiner Tochter zur Ehe ergreifen; oder, wenn du es vorziehst, bestimme die Vermählung Kṛṣṇās mit demjenigen deiner Brüder, den du für geeignet hältst.“
दुपद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes vidhivat conduct—acting according to proper ritual and social order—while also highlighting a king’s responsibility to authorize marriage in a way that preserves dharma and political-family harmony.
King Dupada addresses the victorious hero and offers two options: he may marry Dupada’s daughter himself through the formal hand-taking rite, or he may designate one of his brothers as the groom and thereby authorize Kṛṣṇā’s marriage accordingly.