Shloka 273
कर्णभीमसमागमः | Karṇa–Bhīma Encounter
“माननीय नरेश! मैं तो आपके ही भरोसे युद्धमें मारे गये अपने वीर भाइयों तथा समस्त राजाओंके (ऋणसे मुक्त होनेके लिये उन्हींके) पथपर चलनेकी इच्छा करता हूँ”
mānanīya nareśa! ahaṃ tu tavaiva bharose yuddhe māritān svān vīra-bhrātṝn tathā samastān rājñāṃ (ṛṇāt mukta-bhavituṃ teṣām eva) patham anugantum icchāmi.
サンジャヤは言った。「尊き王よ、ただあなたを頼みとして、私もまた、戦場に斃れた我が勇士の兄弟たち、そして倒れた諸王が歩んだその道を辿りたい—義務と負い目の重荷から解き放たれ、彼らの赴いたところへと行くために。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames death in battle as a morally charged ‘path’ associated with kṣatriya duty and the settling of obligations (ṛṇa). It also highlights dependence on rightful authority and the desire to be released from burdens through fulfilling one’s perceived duty.
Sañjaya addresses the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), expressing that, trusting in him, he wishes to follow the course taken by his slain heroic brothers and the many kings killed in the war—implying a readiness to embrace the same fate and to be freed from the weight of obligation.