Shloka 36
कर्ण कर्ण महेष्वास रणेडमितपराक्रम । नान्यस्य शक्तिरेषा ते मोक्तव्या जयतां वर
karṇa karṇa maheṣvāsa raṇe 'damitaparākrama | nānyasya śaktir eṣā te moktavyā jayatāṃ vara ||
ವಾಯು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಓ ಕರ್ಣ, ಓ ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸ! ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಪ್ರತಿಹತ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮಿಯೇ, ಜಯಶೀಲರಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನೇ! ನಿನ್ನ ಈ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಬೇರೆ ಯಾರ ಮೇಲೂ ಬಿಡಬಾರದು; ಅದು ಯಾರಿಗಾಗಿ ನಿಯತವೋ ಅವರಿಗಾಗಿಯೇ ಅದನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊ.
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, power should be governed by discernment: a decisive weapon is to be used with restraint and purpose, not squandered on lesser targets. The verse frames martial strength as something to be ethically and strategically directed.
Vāyu addresses Karṇa directly, praising his prowess and warning him not to release his special weapon-power (śakti) against anyone else, implying it must be saved for a particular, decisive opponent in the unfolding battle.