Shloka 30
Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply
कि चान्यन्मयि दुर्वत्तं येन मां परिगर्हसे । न हि मे वृजिनं किंचिद् धार्तराष्ट्रा विदुः क्वचित्
ki cānyan mayi durvṛttaṁ yena māṁ parigarhase | na hi me vṛjinaṁ kiñcid dhārtarāṣṭrā viduḥ kvacit ||
Karna said: “And what other misconduct do you find in me, on account of which you censure me? The sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, at any time, know of no wrongdoing of mine whatsoever.”
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical tension between personal integrity and partisan loyalty: Karna asserts that, in terms of conduct recognized by his allies, he is not guilty of any proven wrongdoing, and challenges the legitimacy of moral censure without specific grounds.
In Udyoga Parva, amid negotiations and rising hostilities, Karna responds to criticism by demanding a concrete charge: he asks what specific fault is being alleged and claims that the Dhārtarāṣṭras have never known him to commit any misdeed.