Shloka 77
कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira
अतत्त्वमेतेन सरोषमुक्तो दुःखान्वितेनेदमयुक्तरूपम् । अकोपितो होष यदि सम संख्ये कर्ण न हन्यादिति चाब्रवीत् सः
atattvam etena saroṣam ukto duḥkhānvitene dam ayukta-rūpam | akopito hoṣa yadi sama-saṅkhye karṇa na hanyād iti cābravīt saḥ ||
Vāyu berkata: “Kata-kata yang tidak patut itu diucapkan dalam amarah oleh seseorang yang diliputi duka, dan tidak selaras dengan kebenaran. Ia juga berpikir: ‘Jika Pārtha tidak dipancing murka, maka dalam pertarungan yang seimbang ia takkan mampu menewaskan Karṇa.’ Karena alasan itu pula ia mengucapkan kata-kata demikian.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grief and anger can distort speech away from truth and propriety; in war, people may deliberately provoke emotions to gain advantage, but such tactics are ethically questionable and should be recognized as arising from passion rather than dharma.
Vāyu explains that certain harsh, unfitting statements were spoken out of sorrow and anger, and that the speaker’s strategic intent was to inflame Arjuna—believing that without provoking him, Arjuna would not be able to slay Karṇa in battle.