Shloka 11
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
भीमो वा सूतपुत्रेण स्मरन् वैरं पुरा कृतम् अयुध्यत कथं शूर: कर्णेन सह संयुगे,अथवा शूरवीर भीमसेनने पहलेके किये हुए वैरका स्मरण करके सूतपुत्र कर्णके साथ उस रफणक्षेत्रमें किस प्रकार युद्ध किया?
sañjaya uvāca | bhīmo vā sūtaputreṇa smaran vairaṃ purā kṛtam | ayudhyata kathaṃ śūraḥ karṇena saha saṃyuge ||
Sañjaya said: “How did the heroic Bhīma, recalling the enmity formed long ago, fight in battle with Karṇa, the son of a charioteer? In that field of combat, in what manner did the valiant Bhīmasena engage Karṇa while keeping the memory of their prior feud before him?”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how past enmity and memory can intensify a warrior’s resolve, yet the ethical frame remains that combat is undertaken within the accepted duties of the battlefield; it invites reflection on how personal grievance operates inside (and can strain) the norms of righteous war.
Sañjaya poses (or reports) a question about the encounter between Bhīma and Karṇa: how Bhīma, remembering an old feud, fought Karṇa in the midst of the ongoing Kurukṣetra battle.