Shloka 11
दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः
Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation
पंचालान् केकयांश्वैव वृष्णीश्वापि समागतान् | बाणौचै: शकलीकृत्य तव दास्यामि मेदिनीम्,मैं अपने बाणसमूहोंद्वारा रणभूमिमें पधारे हुए पांचालों, केकयों और वृष्णिवंशियोंके भी टुकड़े-टुकड़े करके यह सारी पृथ्वी तुम्हें दे ूँगा
pañcālān kekayāṁś caiva vṛṣṇīṁś cāpi samāgatān | bāṇaughaiḥ śakalīkṛtya tava dāsyāmi medinīm ||
Karna sprach: „Mit Salven meiner Pfeile werde ich die versammelten Pañcālas, Kekayas und selbst die Vṛṣṇis in Stücke schlagen; und dann werde ich dir diese ganze Erde übergeben.“
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between personal loyalty and ethical restraint: Karna’s pledge to win the earth by annihilating opponents shows how martial pride and attachment to victory can eclipse dharma, turning sovereignty into a spoil rather than a responsibility.
Karna, speaking as a leading Kaurava warrior, vows to destroy key allied forces of the Pāṇḍavas—Pañcālas, Kekayas, and Vṛṣṇis—by intense arrow-fire, and promises to deliver the conquered realm (the earth) to his side’s king.