Shloka 8
Udyoga Parva 21 — Bhīṣma’s Conciliatory Counsel, Karṇa’s Rebuttal, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra Sends Sañjaya (भीष्म-कर्ण-विवादः; संजय-प्रेषणम्)
भीष्मे ब्रुवति तद् वाक्य धृष्टमाक्षिप्य मन्युना । दुर्योधनं समालोक्य कर्णो वचनमब्रवीत्,भीष्मजी इस प्रकार कह ही रहे थे कि कर्णने दुर्योधनकी ओर देखकर क्रोधसे धृष्टतापूर्वक आक्षेप करते हुए (भीष्मजीके कथनकी अवहेलना करके) यह बात कही --[
bhīṣme bruvati tad vākyaṃ dhṛṣṭam ākṣipya manyunā | duryodhanaṃ samālokya karṇo vacanam abravīt ||
Mientras Bhīṣma aún pronunciaba aquellas palabras, Karṇa—aguijoneado por la ira—interrumpió con osadía y lanzó una réplica cortante. Volviendo la mirada hacia Duryodhana, habló de un modo que desatendía el consejo de Bhīṣma, señal de una voluntad deliberada de apartarse de la contención y encaminarse al choque.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and audacity can override wise counsel: when a respected elder speaks for restraint or right conduct, a wrathful interruption signals ethical decline and accelerates conflict.
While Bhīṣma is speaking, Karṇa—angered—cuts in with a bold objection. He looks toward Duryodhana as if aligning himself with him, and then begins to speak, effectively dismissing Bhīṣma’s words.