Shloka 38
भीमकर्णसमागमः | Bhīma–Karṇa Encounter
अस्मत्परोक्षं कर्माणि कृतानि प्रवदन्ति ते । स्वामिसत्कारयुक्तानि यानि तानीह दर्शय,“हमारे परोक्षमें लोग स्वामीके सत्कारसे युक्त तुम्हारे किये हुए जिन कर्मोंका वर्णन करते हैं, उन्हें यहाँ दिखाओ”
asmatparokṣaṁ karmāṇi kṛtāni pravadanti te | svāmisatkārayuktāni yāni tānīha darśaya |
Sañjaya said: “They speak of deeds you have done beyond our sight—deeds marked by due honor and reverence toward your lord. Show those very deeds here (now), so they may be seen and known.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical accountability: deeds gain moral weight not only by their outcome but by the spirit in which they are done—especially the presence of satkāra (respectful honor) toward one’s rightful superior. It also stresses the importance of direct evidence over mere report.
Sañjaya reports a demand/request directed to someone whose actions have been praised indirectly: others describe the person’s unseen deeds as performed with proper honor toward their lord, and the speaker asks that those deeds be demonstrated or made evident ‘here’ so they can be verified.