Shloka 47
अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa
अमर्षजं निकृतिसमीरणेरितं हृदि स्थितं ज्वलनमिमं सदा मम | हतो मया सोउ्द्य समेत्य कर्ण इति ब्रुवन् प्रशमयसे5द्य फाल्गुन
amarṣajaṁ nikṛti-samīraṇa-eritaṁ hṛdi sthitaṁ jvalanam imaṁ sadā mama | hato mayā saudyam sametya karṇa iti bruvan praśamayase ’dya phālguna ||
Dijo Yudhiṣṭhira: «Este fuego abrasador en mi corazón—nacido del resentimiento y avivado por el viento del engaño—ha morado siempre en mí. Pero hoy, oh Phālguna, lo apaciguas al declarar: “He dado muerte a Karna en combate limpio, frente a frente.”»
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how inner resentment, especially when intensified by perceived deceit, burns like a fire; it can be calmed not by revenge alone but by assurance that justice was pursued with honor—truthfully affirming fair, face-to-face combat within the ethical limits of war.
After Karna’s death, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks to Arjuna (Phālguna), confessing that a long-standing inner anguish fueled by Karna’s perceived unfairness has been consuming him; he says that Arjuna’s declaration—‘I killed Karna after meeting him in direct combat’—now pacifies that burning grief and anger.