Shloka 28
फिर बुद्धिमान् भगवान् माधवने धर्मनन्दन युधिष्ठिरसे इस प्रकार कहा--“महाराज! आप अर्जुनको सान्त्वना और दुरात्मा कर्णके वधके लिये आज्ञा प्रदान करें ।।
sañjaya uvāca—tataḥ buddhimān bhagavān mādhavaḥ dharmanandanaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram evaṃ uvāca—“mahārāja! bhavān arjunam sāntvayatu, ca durātmanaḥ karṇasya vadhe ’dya ājñāṃ pradātu. śrutvā hṛdayamayaṃ caiva tvāṃ karṇa-śara-pīḍitam, pravṛttiṃ jñātum āyātau iha āvām pāṇḍunandana.”
Dijo Sañjaya: Entonces el sabio y venerado Mādhava habló a Yudhiṣṭhira, hijo del Dharma, de este modo: «Oh Rey, consuela a Arjuna y hoy mismo dale la orden de dar muerte a Karṇa, de alma perversa. Al oír que estabas hondamente afligido y atormentado por las flechas de Karṇa, nosotros—Arjuna y yo—hemos venido aquí para saber lo ocurrido, oh hijo de Pāṇḍu.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must uphold dharma by giving clear, timely direction in crisis: Yudhiṣṭhira is urged to steady Arjuna’s resolve and authorize decisive action against an adharma-aligned opponent, balancing compassion (consolation) with justice (command to end the threat).
After hearing that Yudhiṣṭhira has been badly hurt by Karṇa’s arrows and is distressed, Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) and Arjuna arrive to learn the situation; Kṛṣṇa addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, urging him to console Arjuna and to order Karṇa’s slaying that very day.