Shloka 34
Karna Reproves Shalya; Brahmin Reports on Bāhlīkas; Shalya’s Universalizing Rebuttal (कर्ण–शल्य संवादः)
प्रभातायां रजन्यां तु कर्णो राजानमभ्ययात् । समेत्य च महाबाहुर्दुर्योधनमथाब्रवीत्,जब रात बीती और प्रात:ःकाल हो गया, तब महाबाहु कर्ण राजा दुर्योधनके पास आया और उससे मिलकर इस प्रकार बोला
prabhātāyāṁ rajanyāṁ tu karṇo rājānam abhyayāt | sametya ca mahābāhur duryodhanam athābravīt ||
રાત વીતી પ્રભાત થતાં મહાબાહુ કર્ણ રાજા દુર્યોધન પાસે ગયો. મળીને તેણે ત્યારે આ રીતે કહ્યું.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the pivotal role of timely counsel and deliberate action in leadership during crisis: at daybreak, a principal warrior approaches the king to speak—implying that decisions in war must be faced consciously, with loyalty and strategy weighed against dharma.
Sanjaya reports that after the night ends and morning comes, Karna goes to King Duryodhana, meets him, and begins to speak—introducing the next exchange of advice or resolve before the day’s battle events unfold.