Shloka 23
अन्धकार-रजःसंमूढे रणाङ्गणे प्रदीपप्रकाशः | Illumination of the Army in Darkness and Dust
दृष्टवा विनिहतान् पुत्रांस्तव राजनमहारथान् । अश्रुपूर्णमुख: कर्ण क्षत्तु: सस्मार तद् वच:,राजन्! आपके महारथी पुत्रोंको इस प्रकार मारा गया देख कर्णके मुखपर आँसुओंकी धारा बह चली। उस समय उसे विदुरजीकी कही हुई बात याद आयी
dṛṣṭvā vinihatān putrāṁs tava rājan mahārathān | aśrupūrṇamukhaḥ karṇaḥ kṣattuḥ sasmāra tad vacaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、そなたの御子ら――偉大なる戦車武者たち――がこのように討たれたのを見て、カルナの顔は涙に満ちた。そのとき彼は、王の顧問ヴィドゥラがかつて語った言葉を思い起こした。かつて顧みなかったダルマの戒めが、戦の荒廃のただ中で、運命の力となって甦ったかのようであった。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignored ethical counsel returns as lived consequence: when adharma-driven choices culminate in destruction, even the hardened warrior is forced into remembrance and remorse, highlighting the moral weight of wise advice (Vidura) and the inevitability of karmic outcomes.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Karṇa, seeing the king’s great warrior-sons slain, is overwhelmed with tears and recalls Vidura’s earlier warning—an emotional turning point framed by the catastrophic losses of the war.