Shloka 25
कर्णस्य मन्त्रः — Duryodhana-प्रति नीति-विचारः
Karna’s Counsel on Strategy toward the Pāṇḍavas
एष न: समयो राजन् रत्नस्यथ सह भोजनम् | न च तं हातुमिच्छाम: समयं राजसत्तम,महाराज! हम लोगोंमें यह शर्त हो चुकी है कि रत्नको हम सब लोग बाँटकर एक साथ उपभोग करेंगे। नृपशिरोमणे! हम अपनी उस (पुरानी) शर्तको छोड़ना या तोड़ना नहीं चाहते
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
eṣa naḥ samayo rājan ratnasya atha saha bhojanam |
na ca taṃ hātum icchāmaḥ samayaṃ rājasattama ||
Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: «O König, dies ist unser Abkommen über das Kleinod: Wir wollen es teilen und gemeinsam genießen. Und, o bester der Könige, wir wünschen nicht, dieses Gelübde aufzugeben oder zu brechen.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharma as fidelity to one’s pledged agreement (samaya). Yudhiṣṭhira frames ethical conduct as refusing to break a prior compact, even when a valuable object like a jewel is involved.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a king and states that the group has an established agreement concerning a jewel: they will share it and enjoy its benefit together. He insists they will not abandon or violate that earlier condition.