Shloka 8
कर्णस्य दानप्रतिज्ञा–शल्योपदेश–वाक्ययुद्धम्
Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words
तं तु कृच्छूगतं दृष्टवा कर्णद्रीणिकृपादय:
taṁ tu kṛcchūgataṁ dṛṣṭvā karṇadrīṇikṛpādayaḥ
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយថា៖ ឃើញគាត់ធ្លាក់ក្នុងស្ថានភាពលំបាកយ៉ាងខ្លាំង ករណៈ ទ្រឹណិកៈ ក្រឹបៈ និងអ្នកដទៃទៀត ក៏បង្វែរចិត្តទៅរកគាត់ ដោយសារភាពបន្ទាន់នៃពេលវេលានៅលើសមរភូមិ។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya-world ethic of responding to a comrade’s peril: when someone is seen in distress, allies and elders are expected to act promptly, guided by duty and solidarity amid war.
Sañjaya reports that a particular warrior has come into a difficult, dangerous situation; noticing this, Karṇa, Kṛpa, Dṛṇika, and others react—setting up their intervention or next battlefield move in the surrounding verses.