Shloka 19
दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः
Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation
“समरांगणमें अकेले अर्जुनका सामना करनेकी भी तुममें शक्ति नहीं है; फिर श्रीकृष्णसहित सम्पूर्ण पाण्डवोंको जीत लेनेका उत्साह कैसे दिखाते हो? ।। अब्रुवन् कर्ण युध्यस्व कत्थसे बहु सूनज । अनुकक््त्वा विक्रमेद् यस्तु तद् वै सत्पुरुषब्रतम्,'सूतपुत्र कर्ण! चुपचाप युद्ध करो। तुम बातें बहुत बनाते हो। जो बिना कुछ कहे ही पराक्रम दिखाये, वही वीर है और वैसा करना ही सत्पुरुषोंका व्रत है
sañjaya uvāca | samarāṅgaṇe ekena arjunena saha yoddhuṃ api yuṣmāsu śaktir nāsti; tarhi śrīkṛṣṇa-sahitaṃ samasta-pāṇḍavān vijetuṃ kathaṃ utsāhaṃ darśayatha? | abruvan—karṇa yudhyasva, katthase bahu sūtaputra | anuktvā vikramed yas tu, tad vai satpuruṣa-vratam ||
Sanjaya said: “On the battlefield you do not even have the strength to face Arjuna alone; how then do you display such confidence about conquering all the Pandavas together with Krishna? They said, ‘Karna, fight—son of a charioteer, you boast too much. The one who shows his valor without speaking is the true hero; such restraint is the vow of the noble.’”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
True heroism is shown through disciplined action rather than loud claims: the noble person restrains speech and proves valor by deeds, especially in a dharmic context like war.
Sanjaya reports a rebuke directed at Karna: despite lacking the power to face Arjuna alone, he speaks as if he will defeat all the Pandavas along with Krishna; he is urged to stop boasting and simply fight.