Shloka 7
महाहें शयने वीरं स्पर्द्धयास्तरणसंवृते । शयानमतिविश्वस्तं ब्रह्मण्यं सत्यवादिनम्,ब्राह्मणभक्त और सत्यवादी वीर कर्ण अत्यन्त निश्चिन्त होकर एक सुन्दर बिछौनेवाली बहुमूल्य शय्यापर सोया था
vaiśampāyana uvāca | mahārhe śayane vīraṃ spardhayāstaraṇasaṃvṛte | śayānam ati-viśvastaṃ brahmaṇyaṃ satyavādinam ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。見事な敷物に覆われた、きわめて高価な寝台の上で、その英雄は眠っていた—まったく無防備で、安らぎきって。婆羅門への敬虔と真実の言葉で名高い者である。この光景は、武人の徳と自信が、警戒を解いたとき脆さと同居しうることを示している。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical qualities—truthfulness (satyavāda) and reverence for Brahmins (brahmaṇyatā)—while also implying that even the virtuous can become vulnerable when they are overly trusting and unguarded.
The narrator describes Karna lying asleep on an expensive, well-appointed bed, relaxed and unsuspecting, emphasizing both his noble reputation and his moment of unprotected ease.