Shloka 35
सो<हं शरीरजे दत्त्वा कीर्ति प्राप्स्पामि शाश्वतीम् | दत्त्वा च विधिवद् दान ब्राह्म॒णेभ्यो यथाविधि,अतः मैं अपने शरीरके साथ उत्पन्न हुए कवच-कुण्डल इन्द्रको देकर सनातन कीर्ति प्राप्त करूँगा। ब्राह्मणोंको विधिपूर्वक दान देकर, अत्यन्त दुष्कर पराक्रम करके समराम्निमें शरीरकी आहुति देकर तथा शत्रुओंको संग्राममें जीतकर मैं केवल सुयशका उपार्जन करूँगा
so ’haṁ śarīraje dattvā kīrtiṁ prāpsyāmi śāśvatīm | dattvā ca vidhivad dānaṁ brāhmaṇebhyo yathāvidhi ||
カルナは言った。「ゆえに、我が身とともに生まれた鎧と耳環を、たとえインドラにであれ施し与えよう。その布施によって、朽ちぬ名声を得るのだ。さらに、定めに従って婆羅門たちへ正しく施しを行ったのち、我はただ高き誉れのみを求める――最も困難な勇武の業を成し、戦の火に我が身を供物として捧げ、戦場にて敵を征し伏せることによって。」
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates dāna (generous giving) performed with vidhivat propriety as a path to śāśvatī kīrti (lasting moral fame). Karna frames honor not as mere victory but as ethical reputation earned through rightful charity, courage, and willingness to sacrifice oneself for one’s chosen duty.
Karna declares his resolve to give away his innate protective armor and earrings—even to Indra—and to continue giving proper gifts to Brahmins. He anticipates that through such giving and through extreme valor in war, even to the point of offering his body in battle, he will secure noble renown by defeating enemies and upholding his warrior code.