Shloka 13
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णप्रार्थना — कृपकर्णसंवादः
Duryodhana’s Appeal to Karna — The Kripa–Karna Dialogue
जयाशा यत्र पुत्रस्य मम मन्दस्य संयुगे | स कथं भीमकर्माणं भीमसेनमयोधयत्,युद्धस्थलमें जिसके ऊपर मेरे मूर्ख पुत्रकी विजयकी आशा लगी हुई है, उस कर्णने भयंकर कर्म करनेवाले भीमसेनके साथ किस प्रकार युद्ध किया?
jayāśā yatra putrasya mama mandasya saṃyuge | sa kathaṃ bhīmakarmāṇaṃ bhīmasenam ayodhayat |
サンジャヤは言った。「その戦において、愚かな我が子は勝利の望みをカルナに託していた。ではカルナは、恐るべき業をなすビーマセーナと、いかにして戦ったのか。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and psychological danger of staking one’s certainty of victory on a single champion: hope can become delusion, and even the strongest warrior must still face formidable opponents and uncertain outcomes.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra, framing Duryodhana’s reliance on Karna for victory and asking how Karna fought Bhimasena—setting up an account of their fierce encounter on the battlefield.