Shloka 273
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
“माननीय नरेश! मैं तो आपके ही भरोसे युद्धमें मारे गये अपने वीर भाइयों तथा समस्त राजाओंके (ऋणसे मुक्त होनेके लिये उन्हींके) पथपर चलनेकी इच्छा करता हूँ”
mānanīya nareśa! ahaṃ tu tavaiva bharose yuddhe māritān svān vīra-bhrātṝn tathā samastān rājñāṃ (ṛṇāt mukta-bhavituṃ teṣām eva) patham anugantum icchāmi.
Sañjaya dit : «Ô roi vénérable, ne comptant que sur toi, moi aussi je souhaite suivre la voie qu’ont prise mes frères héroïques et tous ces rois tombés au combat—afin que, délivré du fardeau des obligations, j’aille là où ils sont allés.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames death in battle as a morally charged ‘path’ associated with kṣatriya duty and the settling of obligations (ṛṇa). It also highlights dependence on rightful authority and the desire to be released from burdens through fulfilling one’s perceived duty.
Sañjaya addresses the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), expressing that, trusting in him, he wishes to follow the course taken by his slain heroic brothers and the many kings killed in the war—implying a readiness to embrace the same fate and to be freed from the weight of obligation.