Shloka 11
अध्याय १५ (Āśramavāsika-parva): धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनवासानुज्ञायाचनम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s renewed plea for consent to forest-dwelling
कर्ण स्मरेथा: सतत संग्रामेष्वपलायिनम् । अवकीरण्णो हि समरे वीरो दुष्प्रज्ञया तदा
karṇaṃ smarethāḥ satataṃ saṅgrāmeṣv apalāyinam | avakīrṇo hi samare vīro duṣprajñayā tadā ||
«ចូរចងចាំជានិច្ចអំពីបងប្រុសរបស់អ្នក កರ್ಣ ដែលមិនដែលបែរខ្នងក្នុងសង្គ្រាមឡើយ។ ព្រោះវីរបុរសនោះត្រូវបានសម្លាប់ក្នុងយុទ្ធ ដោយសារការវិនិច្ឆ័យខុសឆ្គងរបស់ខ្ញុំឯងនៅពេលនោះ»។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights moral accountability: even in a world shaped by fate and war, one must acknowledge one’s own flawed judgment (duṣprajñā) as a cause of another’s downfall, and honor steadfast courage by remembering it.
Vaishampayana reports an instruction to keep Karna in constant remembrance—specifically as a warrior who never fled from battle—while also expressing remorse that Karna was slain in combat due to the speaker’s own mistaken counsel or decision.