Shloka 16
दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः
Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation
ह्वियमाणे तदा कर्ण गन्धर्वर्धृतराष्ट्रजे । तदायुध्यन्त सैन्यानि त्वमेको5ग्रेडपलायिथा:,“कर्ण! याद है कि नहीं, जब गन्धर्व दुर्योधनको पकड़कर लिये जा रहे थे, उस समय सारी सेना तो युद्ध कर रही थी और अकेले तुम ही सबसे पहले पलायन कर गये थे
hviyamāṇe tadā karṇa gandharvair dhṛtarāṣṭraje | tadā yudhyanta sainyāni tvam eko 'gre 'palāyithāḥ ||
Sanjaya said: “Karna, do you remember that time when Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra, was being carried off by the Gandharvas? While the rest of the army was engaged in fighting, you alone were the first to flee from the front.” The remark functions as a moral reproach: it contrasts the duty of a leading warrior to stand firm in crisis with the shame of abandoning comrades when protection was most needed.
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