Shloka 42
Adhyāya 36: Ghora-yuddha-varṇanam
A Clinical Description of the Intensified Engagement
कर्ण उवाच भवतु भवतु कि विकत्थसे ननु मम तस्य हि युद्धमुद्यतम् । यदि स जयति मामिहाहवे तत इदमस्तु सुकत्थितं तव
Karṇa uvāca: bhavatu bhavatu, kiṁ vikatthase? nanu mama tasya hi yuddham udyatam. yadi sa jayati mām ihāhave, tata idam astu sukatthitaṁ tava.
カルナは言った。「よい、よい——なぜそれほどまでに大言を吐く。いずれにせよ、彼と我との戦いはすでに目前だ。もし彼がこの戦場で我を打ち破るなら、そのときこそ汝の声高な言い分も正しかったと認められよう。」
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karna rejects empty boasting and grounds honor in verifiable action: claims about superiority are meaningful only if proven in the actual test of battle.
Amid the imminent Karna–Arjuna confrontation, Karna silences a companion’s excessive bragging, saying the outcome of the duel will decide whether such words deserve credit.