Shloka 46
कर्णेन सैन्यस्थापनं तथा नानायुद्धसमवायः
Karna Reforms the Host and Multiple Duels Converge
न कर्ण देशसामान्यात् सर्व: पापं निषेवते । यादृशा: स्वस्वभावेन देवा अपि न तादृशा:
na karṇa deśa-sāmānyāt sarvaḥ pāpaṃ niṣevate | yādṛśāḥ sva-svabhāvena devā api na tādṛśāḥ, karṇa ||
Śalya sprach: „O Karṇa, es ist nicht so, dass jeder, der nur in einer bestimmten Gegend lebt, notwendigerweise der Sünde frönt. In eben diesem Land werden manche—durch die Vorzüglichkeit ihres Charakters und ihrer angeborenen Natur—zu so großen Seelen, dass selbst die Götter ihnen nicht gleichkommen.“
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral worth is not determined by birthplace or regional association; individuals are responsible for their conduct, and noble character can arise anywhere—so much so that such virtue may surpass even divine standards.
In the Karṇa Parva dialogue, Śalya addresses Karṇa and counters a tendency to generalize about people based on their land, emphasizing that the same region can produce both wrongdoers and exceptionally virtuous persons.