Shloka 303
हत्वाहं कर्णमाजौ हि तोषयिष्यामि भ्रातरम् | “जिसके बल-पराक्रमका भरोसा करके महामनस्वी दुर्बुद्धि एवं दुरात्मा दुर्योधन सदा हमलोगोंका अपमान करता आया है, उस कर्णका आज युद्धसस््थलमें वध करके मैं अपने भाई युधिष्ठिरको संतुष्ट करूँगा
hatvāhaṃ karṇam ājau hi toṣayiṣyāmi bhrātaram |
Sañjaya said: “Having slain Karṇa in the battle, I shall indeed satisfy my brother. For trusting in Karṇa’s strength and prowess, Duryodhana—great-souled yet misguided and wicked—has ever insulted us; today, on the field of war, I shall kill that Karṇa and content Yudhiṣṭhira.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic of decisive action in war and the power of vows rooted in loyalty: the speaker frames Karna’s defeat as a moral and emotional restoration for his side, showing how personal duty and collective honor drive battlefield resolve.
In the Karṇa Parva battle context, a vow is voiced (reported by Sañjaya) to kill Karna on the battlefield and thereby please one’s brother—implying that Karna’s strength is viewed as the main support of Duryodhana’s confidence and insults.