Shloka 15
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
अनेकान् विप्रकारांश्व सूतपुत्रसमुद्भवान् | स्मरमाण: कथं भीमो युयुथे सूतसूनुना,सूतपुत्रके द्वारा किये गये अनेक अपकारोंको स्मरण करके भीमसेनने उसके साथ किस तरह युद्ध किया?
sañjaya uvāca | anekān viprakārāṃś ca sūtaputra-samudbhavān | smaramāṇaḥ kathaṃ bhīmo yuyuthe sūtasūnunā ||
Sañjaya said: “Even while recalling the many wrongs and injuries that had arisen from the charioteer’s son, how did Bhīma engage in battle with that son of a sūta?” The question highlights the moral strain of war: personal grievance and remembered harm must be held in check as the warrior acts within the harsh demands of the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to the ethical tension in righteous warfare: even when one remembers past injuries, a warrior must act with discipline and within dharma, not merely from personal vengeance. It foregrounds self-restraint amid justified conflict.
Sañjaya describes (or prompts reflection on) Bhīma’s combat with Karṇa, noting that Bhīma had many reasons for resentment due to Karṇa’s past harmful acts. The focus is on how Bhīma nevertheless entered the fight despite those remembered wrongs.