Shloka 8
कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira
एवमुक्तस्तु कृष्णेन प्रेक्षमाणो युधिष्ठिरम्
evam uktas tu kṛṣṇena prekṣamāṇo yudhiṣṭhiram
Sañjaya berkata: Setelah Kṛṣṇa berkata demikian, ia tetap menatap Yudhiṣṭhira—waspada, menimbang nasihat itu di tengah himpitan dharma dalam perang.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights attentive receptivity to righteous counsel: in moments of crisis, a leader must listen carefully, observe the one who bears dharmic responsibility, and act with moral clarity rather than impulse.
Sañjaya reports that after Kṛṣṇa speaks, the person being addressed turns his attention toward Yudhiṣṭhira, watching him closely—signaling a pivotal exchange of counsel and decision-making in the midst of the Karṇa Parva battle events.