Shloka 47
कर्ण उवाच न नाग कर्णोडउद्य रणे परस्य बल॑ समास्थाय जयं बुभूषेत्
karṇa uvāca na nāga-karṇo 'dyaraṇe parasya balaṃ samāsthāya jayaṃ bubhūṣet
កರ್ಣៈបាននិយាយ៖ «សូម្បីតែ នាគកರ್ಣ ក៏មិនគួរនៅថ្ងៃនេះក្នុងសង្គ្រាម ពឹងផ្អែកលើកម្លាំងរបស់អ្នកដទៃ ហើយស្វែងរកជ័យជម្នះឡើយ។ យុទ្ធជនគួរខិតខំរកជ័យជម្នះដោយសមត្ថភាពរបស់ខ្លួន មិនគួរពឹងលើអំណាចរបស់អ្នកដទៃទេ»។
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karna asserts a warrior’s code: victory should be pursued through one’s own valor and rightful effort, not by depending on another’s strength. The ethical emphasis is on honor, personal responsibility, and the integrity of martial conduct.
In the midst of the Karna Parva battle, Karna speaks to frame the contest in terms of kshatriya honor. By invoking Nāgakarṇa as a benchmark, he argues that even renowned fighters would not seek victory by leaning on another’s power, thereby challenging any strategy that appears dependent or dishonorable.