Shloka 50
Karna Reproves Shalya; Brahmin Reports on Bāhlīkas; Shalya’s Universalizing Rebuttal (कर्ण–शल्य संवादः)
नाशक्यं विद्यते मेडद्य त्वत्प्रियार्थ विशेषत: । सम्यग्धर्मानुरक्तस्य सिद्धिरात्मवतो यथा
nāśakyaṃ vidyate me ’dya tvat-priyārtha-viśeṣataḥ | samyag-dharmānuraktasya siddhir ātmavato yathā ||
Karna said: “For me today, especially for the sake of what pleases you, nothing is impossible. Just as success is not hard to attain for a self-possessed man devoted to true dharma, so too there is no task beyond my power when it is to fulfill your wish.”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links inner discipline and devotion to dharma with reliable success, and then applies that principle to Karna’s vow of determined action: steadfastness of character makes difficult aims achievable, especially when undertaken as a committed duty.
Karna addresses someone he seeks to please (implicitly an ally or patron) and declares unwavering readiness: he will attempt any feat to fulfill that person’s desire, presenting his resolve as analogous to the assured success of a self-controlled person devoted to righteous conduct.