Shloka 41
Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma
सेनापतिर्भविष्यामि तवाहं नात्र संशय: । स्थिरो भव महाराज जितान् विद्धि च पाण्डवान्,महाराज! तुम धैर्य धारण करो। मैं तुम्हारा सेनापति बनूँगा, इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है। अब पाण्डवोंको पराजित हुआ ही समझो
senāpatir bhaviṣyāmi tavāhaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | sthiro bhava mahārāja jitān viddhi ca pāṇḍavān ||
ກັນນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຂ້າຈະເປັນແມ່ທັບໃຫຍ່ຂອງເຈົ້າ—ບໍ່ມີຂໍ້ສົງໄສໃດໆ. ຂໍໃຫ້ໝັ້ນຄົງ ໂອ ມະຫາກະສັດ; ຈົ່ງຮູ້ໄວ້ວ່າ ປານດະວະຖືກຊະນະແລ້ວ».
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights wartime leadership through assurance and steadfastness: Karna seeks to remove doubt, urging the king to remain firm. Ethically, it also illustrates how loyalty and martial confidence can harden into certainty, sometimes ignoring the deeper moral and karmic stakes of the conflict.
In the Karṇa Parva, Karna addresses the Kaurava king (Duryodhana) and promises to serve as commander-in-chief. He encourages the king to be resolute and declares the Pāṇḍavas as already defeated, projecting confidence to bolster Kaurava morale.