Shloka 23
Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)
मां चापि मन्यते युद्धे भारद्वाजस्य धीमतः । सो<हं सम्भावनां चैतामाचार्यवचनं च तत्
māṁ cāpi manyate yuddhe bhāradvājasya dhīmataḥ | so'haṁ sambhāvanāṁ caitām ācāryavacanaṁ ca tat ||
Sañjaya said: “Even me, the wise son of Bhāradvāja counts as significant in this war. Therefore I accept both this honor shown to me and those words of the teacher—recognizing that esteem in battle is not merely personal pride, but a responsibility placed upon one by a revered authority.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Esteem granted by a respected authority (ācārya) should be received as a charge of responsibility, not as fuel for vanity—especially in the moral pressure of war.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa (the wise Bhāradvāja-descendant) regards him as important in the battle context; Sañjaya acknowledges both the honor shown to him and the teacher’s statement.