Shloka 11
कुन्ती–कर्णसंवादः
Kuntī–Karṇa Dialogue: Loyalty, Fate, and Constrained Assurance
कर्ण शोभिष्यसे नूनं पञ्चभिय्भ्रातृभिर्वृत: । देवै: परिवृतो ब्रह्मा वेद्यामिव महाध्वरे
karṇa śobhiṣyase nūnaṁ pañcabhir bhrātṛbhir vṛtaḥ | devaiḥ parivṛto brahmā vedyām iva mahādhvare ||
Karna sprach: „Gewiss wirst du erstrahlen, umgeben von deinen fünf Brüdern—so wie Brahmā in einem großen Opfer auf der Altarplattform glänzt, wenn ihn die Götter umringen.“
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that true splendor and strength arise from righteous solidarity—being supported by one’s brothers and allies—likened to the sanctified grandeur of a great sacrifice where Brahmā is honored amid the gods.
Karna is addressing a person he calls ‘you,’ praising and encouraging him by saying he will look glorious when surrounded by his five brothers, using a ritual simile drawn from a grand Vedic sacrifice.